by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Math and Stats Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 644 people earned their degree in other mathematics and statistics, making the major the 537th most popular in the United States.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 other mathematics and statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Math and Stats Major” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in other mathematics and statistics. That schools that top this list have a program in other mathematics and statistics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree other math and stats students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Math and Stats Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other math and stats students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Math and Stats Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the #2 spot on the list. Notre Dame is a fairly large school located in Notre Dame, Indiana that handed out 5 doctorate’s other math and stats degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Math and Stats Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other math and stats students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Math and Stats Major. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other math and stats students 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%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Math and Stats Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the #5 spot on the list. Rutgers University - Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s other math and stats degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #6, New York University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Math and Stats Major list. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 2 doctorate’s other math and stats degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Denver ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Math and Stats Major list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s other math and stats degrees to 0 students 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%.
Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Math and Stats Major ranking, coming in at #7. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 doctorate’s other math and stats degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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