by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 29,793 people earned their degree in general mathematics, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 4,422 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 520 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 71 colleges that offer 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elizabeth City State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Elizabeth City, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Full Elizabeth City State University General Mathematics Report
Out of the 71 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Virginia State is a public institution located in Petersburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of West Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified masters’s mathematical sciences students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clark Atlanta University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Clark Atlanta University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 5 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. UNO is a medium-sized public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 7 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 27 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 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville General Mathematics Report
Mississippi College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Clinton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Wake Forest University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Mathematics at Wake Forest University
University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Lafayette, Louisiana, and it awarded 11 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Louisiana at Lafayette General Mathematics Report
University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 7 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Clemson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Clemson University is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 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 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Louisiana Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 6 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State University is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 23 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s mathematical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Mathematics at Georgia Southern University
With a ranking of #15, College of Charleston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. C of C is a fairly large school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 6 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Middle Tennessee State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
Full Middle Tennessee State University General Mathematics Report
With a ranking of #17, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 16 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Mathematics at Louisiana State University
With a ranking of #18, McNeese State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Lake Charles, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Mathematics at McNeese State University
Tennessee Technological University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Mathematics at Tennessee Tech University
Florida State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 Florida State University
Western Kentucky University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 9 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Chattanooga, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Marshall University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Huntington, West Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Mathematics at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
With a ranking of #25, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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