2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Mathematical Statistics and Probability for a Master’s

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Mathematical Statistics and Probability for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 500 people earned their degree in mathematical statistics and probability, making the major the 579th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 108 mathematical statistics and probability graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Mathematical Statistics and Probability for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mathematical statistics and probability. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mathematical statistics and probability programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the mathematical statistics and probability program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The mathematical statistics and probability school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Mathematical Statistics and Probability for a Master’s”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Mathematical Statistics and Probability for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Mathematical Statistics and Probability for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Mathematical Statistics & Probability Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Mathematical Statistics and Probability for a Master’s list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mathematical statistics and probability degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mathematical Statistics & Probability Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 30,092 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill/student-life/veterans/)

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

1 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$74,968 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Mathematical Statistics and Probability for a Master’s. This medium-sized school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 masters’s mathematical statistics and probability degrees in 2020-2021.

Wake Forest University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mathematical Statistics & Probability Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 8,789 students enrolled at Wake Forest University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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.

Full Wake Forest University Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Mathematical Statistics & Probability Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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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