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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mathematics in the Southwest Region

16 Ranked Colleges
121 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Mathematics is the 26th most popular major in the country with 29,793 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,845 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 121 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in general mathematics. That schools that top this list have a program in general mathematics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree mathematical sciences students.

Top 16 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mathematics in the Southwest Region

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #1 spot on the list. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full UH General Mathematics Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Mathematics at UT Dallas

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s mathematical sciences degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Mathematics at Texas Tech University

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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 24 doctorate’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Mathematics at Texas A&M University - College Station

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus General Mathematics Report

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Arlington General Mathematics Report

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on General Mathematics at University of Arizona

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Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Baylor University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Mathematics at Baylor University

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s mathematical sciences degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UT Austin General Mathematics Report

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s mathematical sciences students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Mathematics at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 doctorate’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about General Mathematics at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Rice University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Rice General Mathematics Report

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University of North Texas landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of North Texas General Mathematics Report

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UNM General Mathematics Report

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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas

With a ranking of #15, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s mathematical sciences degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full TCU General Mathematics Report

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on General Mathematics at ASU - Tempe

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