by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Math Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s” 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.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,031 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,035 and $24,439 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 108 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Math Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in mathematics.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Math Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Math Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 25 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Math Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified masters’s math students 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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Math Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 15 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s math degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Math Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 9 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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Utah State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s math degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 University of Montana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Math Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s math degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
University of Colorado Boulder came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Math Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Colorado Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
University of Wyoming ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Math Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s math students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, University of Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s math students in 2020-2021.
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%.
University of Denver landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Denver is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Idaho State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.
Colorado School of Mines came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Math Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
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