by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Mathematics & Statistics is the 17th most popular major in the country with 52,396 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Southeast region, there were 7,340 mathematics and statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,519 and $21,950 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 339 colleges that offered a degree in mathematics and statistics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in mathematics and statistics.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lyon College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region. Lyon College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Batesville, Arkansas. It awarded 14 ’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Lyon College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sweet Briar College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Sweet Briar, Virginia, and it awarded 4 ’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s mathematics and statistics degrees to 289 students in 2020-2021.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 ’s mathematics and statistics degrees 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%.
Out of the 339 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Centre College landed the #5 spot on the list. Centre College of Kentucky is a private not-for-profit institution located in Danville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rust College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Rust College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Rust College
Allen University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 ’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at Allen University
Birmingham Southern College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 12 ’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at Birmingham Southern College
Livingstone College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Livingstone College is a small school located in Salisbury, North Carolina that handed out 5 ’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Emory University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region list. Emory is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 213 ’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
Elizabeth City State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and it awarded 13 ’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Elizabeth City State University Mathematics & Statistics Report
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 370 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Virginia Military Institute landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lexington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s mathematics and statistics degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Virginia Military Institute
North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 381 ’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 full report on Mathematics & Statistics at North Carolina State University
With a ranking of #15, Ave Maria University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Ave Maria, Florida, and it awarded 14 ’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Transylvania University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s mathematics and statistics degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Transylvania
Morris College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Sumter, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 ’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 167 degrees to qualified ’s mathematics and statistics students in 2020-2021.
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. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Davidson College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Davidson College is a small school located in Davidson, North Carolina that handed out 19 ’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
Edward Waters College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 4 ’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Berea College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Berea is located in Berea, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.
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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #22, Hendrix College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 8 ’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wake Forest University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 84 ’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, 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%.
Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at Wake Forest University
Spelman College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s mathematics and statistics degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, Meredith College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region list. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 16 ’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | University of Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, VA |
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