by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 30,202 people earned their degree in mathematics, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,168 and had an average of $21,863 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,533 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major” ranking looked at 338 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mathematics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their 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 Math Major”.
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 Math Major. Elizabeth City, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s math degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mathematics at Elizabeth City State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major. Located in Fayette, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s math students in 2020-2021.
Full Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies Mathematics Report
Out of the 338 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Shawnee State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Shawnee State University is a small school located in Portsmouth, Ohio that handed out 12 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 338 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Virginia State University 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 Emporia State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major. Located in Emporia, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s math students in 2020-2021.
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%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major list. UNI is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 38 masters’s 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 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Claremont Graduate University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Claremont, California. It awarded 6 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major list. New Mexico Tech is a small school located in Socorro, New Mexico that handed out 3 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
The University of West Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking. UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #10, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major list. SRU is a public institution located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 masters’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%.
With a ranking of #11, Montana State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major list. Montana State University is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Governors State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in University Park, Illinois, and it awarded 9 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Illinois State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major list. Illinois State University is located in Normal, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking, coming in at #14. This medium-sized school is located in Laredo, Texas, and it awarded 13 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mathematics at Texas A&M International University
With a ranking of #15, Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major list. Purdue University Fort Wayne is a medium-sized school located in Fort Wayne, Indiana that handed out 10 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public institution located in Killeen, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A & M University - Central Texas Mathematics Report
With a ranking of #17, Princeton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major list. Princeton is a medium-sized school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 13 masters’s math 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Clark Atlanta University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking, coming in at #18. CAU is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.
Indiana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking, coming in at #19. This medium-sized school is located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and it awarded 16 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Chicago State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking. CSU is a small public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 3 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Central Connecticut State University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major list. CCSU is located in New Britain, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.
Indiana University - East landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking. This small school is located in Richmond, Indiana, and it awarded 5 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Morgan State University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s math students in 2020-2021.
Johns Hopkins University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking. Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.
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 1.3% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Northern Colorado landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on Mathematics at University of Northern Colorado
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | Huntsville, AL |
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