by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Mathematics & Statistics is the 17th most popular major in the country with 50,646 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , mathematics & statistics graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $50,102 and had an average of $21,161 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11,879 mathematics & statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major” ranking, we looked at 411 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics & statistics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in mathematics & statistics.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major”.
Out of the 411 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is a small school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 315 masters’s mathematics & statistics degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Mathematics & Statistics Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clark University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major. Clark is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 56 masters’s mathematics & statistics degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major. UChicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 552 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 99%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at University of Chicago
Out of the 411 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the #4 spot on the list. Brandeis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Brandeis University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s mathematics & statistics degrees to 314 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of the West did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Rosemead, California, and it awarded 5 masters’s mathematics & statistics degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major ranking, coming in at #7. Stevens Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hoboken, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 98 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at Stevens Institute of Technology
With a ranking of #8, Vanderbilt University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major list. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 146 masters’s mathematics & statistics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Claremont Graduate University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major ranking. This small school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 34 masters’s mathematics & statistics degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at Claremont Graduate University
Babson College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major list. Wellesley, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s mathematics & statistics degrees to 33 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Connecticut landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major ranking. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mathematics & statistics degrees to 110 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at University of Connecticut
Southern Methodist University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 101 masters’s mathematics & statistics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Southern Methodist University
New York University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major ranking. New York University is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 362 masters’s mathematics & statistics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Bentley University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major ranking. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s mathematics & statistics degrees to 38 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Elizabeth City State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major ranking, coming in at #15. ECSU is a public institution located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 36 masters’s mathematics & statistics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
University of St. Thomas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major ranking, coming in at #17. UST is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 masters’s mathematics & statistics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Princeton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major list. Princeton, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s mathematics & statistics degrees to 37 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #19, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major list. Washington University in St Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 373 masters’s mathematics & statistics degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Washington University in St Louis Mathematics & Statistics Report
University of Notre Dame landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major ranking. Located in Notre Dame, Indiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 128 diplomas to qualified masters’s mathematics & statistics students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at University of Notre Dame
Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major ranking. Tulane is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 143 masters’s mathematics & statistics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at Tulane University of Louisiana
With a ranking of #22, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 133 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 99%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stanford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major ranking, coming in at #23. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s mathematics & statistics degrees to 104 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at Stanford University
George Washington University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major ranking. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 104 masters’s mathematics & statistics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at George Washington University
Fordham University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major ranking, coming in at #25. Fordham U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Western Illinois University | Macomb, IL |
| 52 | DePaul University | Chicago, IL |
| 53 | University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, IA |
| 54 | California State University - East Bay | Hayward, CA |
| 55 | Seattle University | Seattle, WA |
| 56 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA |
| 57 | Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO |
| 58 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 59 | The University of Tampa | Tampa, FL |
| 60 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 61 | Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 62 | University of Washington - Seattle Campus | Seattle, WA |
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