2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky

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In 2019-2020, 51,937 people earned their degree in mathematics and statistics, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, mathematics and statistics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,652 and had an average of $21,598 in loans still to pay off.

Across Kentucky, there were 429 mathematics and statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,833 and $21,896 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 118 mathematics and statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in mathematics and statistics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mathematics and statistics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mathematics and statistics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics in Kentucky

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky list. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 93 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.

UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216.

Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at University of Kentucky

#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$18,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #2 spot on the list. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 11 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU also made our “Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Western Kentucky University

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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