by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major in Georgia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Mathematics is the 35th most popular major in the country with 30,202 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
Across Georgia, there were 482 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,356 and $22,984 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,186 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major in Georgia” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics. That schools that top this list have a program in mathematics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major in Georgia” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia master’s degree math students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark Atlanta University landed the #1 spot on the list. Clark Atlanta University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s math students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major in Georgia list. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 16 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major in Georgia. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s math students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of West Georgia. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major in Georgia. University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.
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University of Georgia ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major in Georgia list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 4 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Emory University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major in Georgia ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s math students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Savannah State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major in Georgia list. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s math degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mathematics at Savannah State University
With a ranking of #8, Fort Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Math Major in Georgia list. Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.
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