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 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 Missouri 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 Missouri, there were 407 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,555 and $21,215 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Math Major in Missouri for a Master’s” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mathematics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular mathematics programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Math Major in Missouri for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in Missouri for a Master’s list. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Missouri. It awarded 14 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Math Major in Missouri for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 12 masters’s math 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%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Math Major in Missouri for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 11 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in Missouri for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 7 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Math Major in Missouri for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #5 spot on the list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s math degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Northwest Missouri State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in Missouri for a Master’s ranking. Northwest Missouri State University is a public institution located in Maryville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Louis University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in Missouri for a Master’s ranking. SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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.
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in Missouri for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s math students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Read more about Mathematics at University of Missouri - Columbia
With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in Missouri for a Master’s list. UMKC is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 3 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in Missouri for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 1 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
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Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in Missouri for a Master’s ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school situated in Rolla, Missouri. 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 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Missouri University of Science and Technology Mathematics Report
With a ranking of #11, Webster University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in Missouri for a Master’s list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s math students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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