by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking.
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.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 71 colleges that offered a degree in general mathematics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general mathematics programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of West Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Pensacola, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 71 schools in the Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 27 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 71 schools in the Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 22 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to 18 students 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 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%.
North Carolina State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 16 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #7, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Georgia Southern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Georgia Southern University is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 16 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 15 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #12, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Middle Tennessee State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s 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.
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Virginia State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Virginia State University is a small school located in Petersburg, Virginia that handed out 11 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. UL Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 11 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 10 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s mathematical sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Wake Forest University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s mathematical sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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 more about General Mathematics at Wake Forest University
With a ranking of #19, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. WKU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 9 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Elizabeth City State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s mathematical sciences students in 2020-2021.
University of Memphis landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s mathematical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #25, University of New Orleans did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 7 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Alabama in Huntsville came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Huntsville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
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With a ranking of #25, George Mason University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. George Mason University is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 7 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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