2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics in South Carolina

A master's degree in mathematics and statistics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #12 out of 37 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics in South Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 62 master's degrees in mathematics and statistics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

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

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of mathematics and statistics students usually has them for a reason. 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 ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for mathematics and statistics.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mathematics & Statistics in South Carolina

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Mathematics & Statistics Students Working on Their Master's

1

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

25 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Clemson University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in mathematics and statistics. Clemson is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Clemson. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in mathematics and statistics in South Carolina.

There were about 25 mathematics and statistics students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

23 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of South Carolina - Columbia if you wish to pursue a master's degree in mathematics and statistics. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in mathematics and statistics in South Carolina.

There were about 23 mathematics and statistics students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.

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College of Charleston
Charleston, SC

14 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at College of Charleston if you wish to pursue a master's degree in mathematics and statistics. C of C is a large public college located in the city of Charleston.

There were about 14 mathematics and statistics students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent data year.

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Best Mathematics & Statistics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	34	255
Mississippi	33	24
Georgia	32	262
Tennessee	32	134
Kentucky	31	94
Virginia	31	173
North Carolina	30	333
Louisiana	30	254
Alabama	30	76
Arkansas	30	44
West Virginia	27	35

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Mathematics & Statistics Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Mathematics	44
Applied Mathematics	12
Statistics	6

Most Popular Majors Related to Mathematics & Statistics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering	433
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	264
Computer & Information Sciences	105
Architecture & Related Services	66
Natural Resources & Conservation	42
Physical Sciences	40
Engineering Technologies	38
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	26

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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