2024 Best Mathematics Schools in Louisiana

Mathematics is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #35 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Mathematics Schools in Louisiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 260 degrees in mathematics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Mathematics Schools List

Mathematics Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Mathematics Schools in Louisiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Mathematics in Louisiana

The schools below may not offer all types of math degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Louisiana Schools in Math

1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

61 Math Degrees Awarded

11.5% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in mathematics has to look into Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Baton Rouge.

Those mathematics students who get their degree from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College make $2,739 more than the typical math graduate.

More information about a degree in mathematics from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

2

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Math Degrees Awarded

$39,301 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat University of Louisiana at Lafayette if you wish to pursue a degree in mathematics. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

Graduates who receive their degree from the math program make an average of $39,301 in their early career salary.

More information about a degree in mathematics from University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Best Mathematics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Mathematics Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	287	482
Florida	282	590
North Carolina	279	750
Virginia	274	694
Tennessee	269	437
South Carolina	248	280
Kentucky	244	228
Mississippi	234	156
Arkansas	234	132
Alabama	233	352
West Virginia	207	84

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Rankings in Majors Related to Math

Mathematics is one of 4 different types of Mathematics & Statistics programs to choose from.

Math Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Mathematics	240
Other Mathematics	20

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics	104
Statistics	12

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.