2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematical Statistics & Probability in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Mathematical Statistics & Probability is the 579th most popular major in the country with 500 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 108 mathematical statistics and probability graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 mathematical statistics and probability graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in mathematical statistics and probability. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their mathematical statistics and probability program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematical Statistics & Probability in the Southeast Region

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#6 overall quality in Southeast

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s mathematical statistics and probability degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Mathematical Statistics & Probability at UNC Chapel Hill

2

George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia

Top 20% overall quality in Southeast

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #2 spot on the list. GMU is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Mathematical Statistics & Probability at George Mason University

• Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematical Statistics & Probability

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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