2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics in Missouri

Mathematics & Statistics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #12 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the most popular for mathematics and statistics students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 doctor's degrees in mathematics and statistics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Mathematics & Statistics School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in mathematics and statistics matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics in Missouri ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality mathematics and statistics program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for mathematics and statistics.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Mathematics & Statistics in Missouri

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in mathematics and statistics.

Most Well Attended Schools for Mathematics & Statistics Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Missouri - Columbia is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in mathematics and statistics. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in mathematics and statistics in Missouri.

There were about 9 mathematics and statistics individuals who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in mathematics and statistics from University of Missouri - Columbia

2

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in mathematics and statistics needs to take a look at Washington University in St Louis. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in mathematics and statistics in Missouri.

There were approximately 7 mathematics and statistics individuals who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in mathematics and statistics from Washington University in St Louis

3

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in mathematics and statistics needs to look into Missouri University of Science and Technology. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in mathematics and statistics in Missouri.

There were about 6 mathematics and statistics students who graduated with this degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in mathematics and statistics from Missouri University of Science and Technology

4

University of Missouri - St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Missouri - St Louis is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in mathematics and statistics. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in mathematics and statistics in Missouri.

There were approximately 4 mathematics and statistics students who graduated with this degree at UMSL in the most recent data year.

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5

Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in mathematics and statistics in Missouri.

There were roughly 2 mathematics and statistics individuals who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Mathematics & Statistics Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	27	29
Iowa	27	49
Kansas	25	26
Nebraska	23	17
North Dakota	20	6
South Dakota	15	1

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Mathematics & Statistics Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Mathematics	18
Statistics	6
Applied Mathematics	4

Majors Similar to Mathematics & Statistics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering	182
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	151
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	139
Physical Sciences	101
Computer & Information Sciences	23
Natural Resources & Conservation	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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