by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Math Major in Georgia 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 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 “Most Well Attended Math Major in Georgia for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in mathematics.
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The math school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Math Major in Georgia for a Master’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia master’s degree math students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Math Major in Georgia for a Master’s. Georgia State is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 23 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Math Major in Georgia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #2 spot on the list. GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in Georgia for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 15 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Mathematics Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark Atlanta University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in Georgia for a Master’s list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s math students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Math Major in Georgia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #5 spot on the list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s math degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of West Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in Georgia for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. University of West Georgia is a public institution located in Carrollton, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mathematics at University of West Georgia
Emory University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Math Major in Georgia for a Master’s list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s math degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Savannah State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Math Major in Georgia for a Master’s ranking. Savannah State University is a small public school situated in Savannah, Georgia. It awarded 7 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Fort Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in Georgia for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. 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.
Read full report on Mathematics at Fort Valley State University
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