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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics in Louisiana

8 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Math Major in Louisiana for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Math Major in Louisiana for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Louisiana, there were 260 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,040 and $19,002 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,232 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Math Major in Louisiana for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics. To top this list, a school must have a successful mathematics program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Math Major in Louisiana for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana master’s degree math students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in Louisiana for a Master’s list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Louisiana State University Mathematics Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Math Major in Louisiana for a Master’s. UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Mathematics at UL Lafayette

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University of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Math Major in Louisiana for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #3 spot on the list. UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.

Full University of New Orleans Mathematics Report

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Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Math Major in Louisiana for a Master’s. Louisiana Tech University is located in Ruston, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Mathematics at Louisiana Tech University

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Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, Louisiana

Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Math Major in Louisiana for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Nicholls State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Thibodaux, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s math degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Full Nicholls State University Mathematics Report

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McNeese State University
Lake Charles, Louisiana

McNeese State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Math Major in Louisiana for a Master’s list. Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s math students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Mathematics at McNeese

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in Louisiana for a Master’s ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s math degrees to 3 students 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 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.

Read more about Mathematics at Tulane

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With a ranking of #8, Southern University and A & M College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in Louisiana for a Master’s list. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 2 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Southern University and A & M College Mathematics Report

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