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200Colleges in the United States
12,658Master's Degrees
$75,327Avg Early-Career Salarya master's degree in is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #12 out of 37 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 200 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of mathematics & statistics. Combined, these schools handed out 12,658 master's degrees in mathematics & statistics to qualified students.
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- Best Master’s Degree Schools List
Choosing a Great Mathematics & Statistics School for Your Master's Degree
The mathematics & statistics master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality mathematics & statistics program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Early-Career Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on mathematics & statistics students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of mathematics & statistics students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Student Debt - How easy is it for mathematics & statistics to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mathematics & statistics related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for mathematics & statistics students working on their master's degree.
More Ways to Rank Mathematics & Statistics Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mathematics & Statistics in the United States
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in mathematics & statistics. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
25 Top Schools for a Master's in Mathematics & Statistics
1
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type
542Annual Graduates
University of Chicago is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in mathematics & statistics. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.
2
Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type
128Annual Graduates
Washington University in St Louis is a great decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in mathematics & statistics. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
3
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type
194Annual Graduates
Any student who is interested in a master's degree in mathematics & statistics needs to look into Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.
4
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type
97Annual Graduates
University of Notre Dame is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in mathematics & statistics. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
5
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type
75Annual Graduates
Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
6
Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type
20Annual Graduates
Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
7 Dartmouth College Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type 8Annual Graduates Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the town of Hanover. 8 Harvard University Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type 29Annual Graduates Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. 9 Cornell University Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type 67Annual Graduates Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. 10 Columbia University in the City of New York Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type 638Annual Graduates Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.
Hanover, NH
Cambridge, MA
Ithaca, NY
New York, NY
11
New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type
451Annual Graduates
Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.
12 Vanderbilt University Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type 150Annual Graduates Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. 13 University of Southern California Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type 51Annual Graduates USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. 14 University of California - Los Angeles Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type 62Annual Graduates Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. 15 Carnegie Mellon University Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type 57Annual Graduates Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
Nashville, TN
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Pittsburgh, PA
16
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type
112Annual Graduates
Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.
17 Emory University Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type 1Annual Graduates Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. 18 Northwestern University Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type 39Annual Graduates Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. 19 University of Wisconsin - Madison Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type 113Annual Graduates Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. 20 Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type 95Annual Graduates Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population.
Atlanta, GA
Evanston, IL
Madison, WI
College Station, TX
21
University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type
160Annual Graduates
Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population.
22 University of Miami Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type 80Annual Graduates Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. 23 Michigan Technological University Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type 28Annual Graduates Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public university with a medium-sized student population. 24 Purdue University - Main Campus Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type 61Annual Graduates Purdue is a very large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. 25 University of California - Berkeley Doctor's DegreeHighest Degree Type 139Annual Graduates UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the city of Berkeley.
Coral Gables, FL
Houghton, MI
West Lafayette, IN
Berkeley, CA
Rest of the Top Best Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Schools
26
Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH
27
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
28
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
29
George Washington University
Washington, DC
30
University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Mathematics & Statistics students that almost earned our Best Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Schools award.Rank College Location 31 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA 32 Clemson University Clemson, SC 33 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 34 Northeastern University Boston, MA 35 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 36 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 37 Boston University Boston, MA 38 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA 39 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 40 Villanova University Villanova, PA
Mathematics & Statistics by Region
View the Best Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.Region Southeast New England Rocky Mountains Plains States Middle Atlantic Far Western US Southwest Other U.S. Territories Great Lakes
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Mathematics & Statistics Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics | 5,862 |
| Statistics | 3,901 |
| Mathematics | 2,533 |
| Applied Statistics | 312 |
| Other Statistics | 50 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Engineering | 48,049 |
| 19,635 | |
| Physical Sciences | 6,760 |
| Engineering Technologies | 6,549 |
| 6,350 | |
| 4,521 | |
| 2,949 | |
| 1,035 | |
| Science Technologies / Technicians | 66 |
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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