2024 Best Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

a master's degree in mathematics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #61 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for mathematics students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 50 master's degrees in mathematics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Mathematics School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of mathematics for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on mathematics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other mathematics students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt mathematics students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mathematics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for mathematics students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Mathematics Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mathematics in Virginia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in mathematics.

Top Virginia Schools for a Master's in Math

1

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

6 Annual Graduates

University of Virginia - Main Campus is a good decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in mathematics. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in mathematics from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

16 Annual Graduates

Virginia Tech is a great choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in mathematics. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.More information about a master’s in mathematics from Virginia Tech

3

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

7 Annual Graduates

George Mason University is a good choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in mathematics. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in mathematics from George Mason University

4

Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA

11 Annual Graduates

Virginia State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in mathematics. Located in the suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in mathematics from Virginia State University

4

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

10 Annual Graduates

Virginia Commonwealth University is a great option for individuals interested in a master's degree in mathematics. VCU is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Richmond.More information about a master’s in mathematics from Virginia Commonwealth University

Best Mathematics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Mathematics Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	93
Georgia	190	67
North Carolina	178	70
Tennessee	166	63
Alabama	151	39
Kentucky	147	28
Louisiana	147	52
South Carolina	146	30
Mississippi	145	20
Arkansas	121	9
West Virginia	112	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Math

One of 4 majors within the Mathematics & Statistics area of study, Mathematics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Math Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Mathematics	50

Most Popular Majors Related to Math

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Statistics	70
Applied Mathematics	61

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.