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General Mathematics is the 26th most popular major in the country with 29,793 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 2,495 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 159 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in general mathematics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general mathematics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s mathematical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the #2 spot on the list. Dartmouth is a medium-sized school located in Hanover, New Hampshire that handed out 8 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 96%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 16 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #5 spot on the list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 13 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Tufts University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Tufts University is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Brown University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Brown University is a fairly large school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 8 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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. 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 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Fairfield University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Fairfield University is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Salem State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Salem, Massachusetts, and it awarded 5 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Connecticut came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 19 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Providence College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Providence College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 3 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Mathematics at Providence College
University of Rhode Island landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 9 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees 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 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Mathematics at University of Rhode Island
Wesleyan University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Wesleyan University is located in Middletown, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Read full report on General Mathematics at Wesleyan University
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 16 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Boston University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 13 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Rhode Island College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. UNH is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 2 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus General Mathematics Report
Harvard University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #19, Northeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Rivier University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashua, New Hampshire. It awarded 2 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Read full report on General Mathematics at Rivier University
University of Vermont landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 54 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 85%.
Boston College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 89 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. MIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 143 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
With a ranking of #20, Western Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Located in Danbury, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s mathematical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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