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 Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 52,396 people earned their degree in mathematics and statistics, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, mathematics and statistics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,845 and had an average of $21,658 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 10,686 mathematics and statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,788 and $22,897 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,631 mathematics and statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 76 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mathematics and statistics. That schools that top this list have a program in 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 middle atlantic region master’s degree mathematics & statistics students.
Out of the 76 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 372 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 638 masters’s mathematics and statistics 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stevens Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hoboken, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 110 masters’s 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 freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. NYU is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 451 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 52 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Princeton University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Princeton, New Jersey, and it awarded 47 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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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George Washington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 199 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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Fordham University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 111 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Villanova University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It awarded 79 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
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Johns Hopkins University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Johns Hopkins University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 194 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Baruch College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. Baruch is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 83 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 60 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Rochester Institute of Technology
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified masters’s mathematics and statistics students 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%.
Lehigh University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Lehigh University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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With a ranking of #16, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 45 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #17, University at Albany did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Albany is a fairly large public school situated in Albany, New York. It awarded 45 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Cornell University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 107 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Stony Brook University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school awarded 66 diplomas to qualified masters’s mathematics and statistics students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s mathematics and statistics students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
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Georgetown University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Syracuse University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 50 diplomas to qualified masters’s mathematics and statistics students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Manhattan College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Riverdale, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s mathematics and statistics students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 17 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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