2021 Best Mathematics & Statistics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
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Finding the Best Mathematics & Statistics Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 31,213 people earned their bachelor's in mathematics & statistics, making the major the #17 most popular in the United States.
This year's Best Mathematics & Statistics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 166 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in mathematics & statistics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mathematics & statistics programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mathematics & statistics program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Johns Hopkins University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional mathematics & statistics students. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore. Johns Hopkins did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics list.
The student loan default rate at Johns Hopkins is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 14,847 of Johns Hopkins students are exclusively distance learners. 14,794 of Johns Hopkins students are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Stony Brook University. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population. SUNY Stony Brook also made our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics list, coming in at #8.
About 1.0% of SUNY Stony Brook students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 14,521 students at SUNY Stony Brook that take at least one class online. 4,151 of SUNY Stony Brook students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Madison as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population. UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics list.
The student loan default rate at UW - Madison is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. There are roughly 4,683 part time students in attendance at UW - Madison.
Our rankings recognize University of California - Berkeley as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population. UC Berkeley also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. 4,099 of UC Berkeley students are attending part time.
University of Southern California earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles. USC excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. 6,687 of USC students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UIUC also did well on our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. 10,007 of UIUC students are attending part time.
New York University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. NYU excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 21,614 students at NYU that take at least one class online. About 8,829 of the students at NYU are attending part time.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW Seattle also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics ranking.
About 0.7% of UW Seattle students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,815 students take at least one class online at UW Seattle. 9,705 of UW Seattle students are attending part time.
Cornell University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best mathematics & statistics schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. Cornell also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
About 0.4% of Cornell students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. There are roughly 574 part time students in attendance at Cornell.
Our rankings recognize University of California - Los Angeles as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UCLA is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. About 2,161 of the students at UCLA are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Texas A&M University - College Station as the #11 school in this year's rankings. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station. Texas A&M College Station also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
About 0.6% of Texas A&M College Station students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. About 9,943 of the students at Texas A&M College Station are attending part time.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick earned the #12 spot in our 2021 rankings. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rutgers New Brunswick also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics ranking.
About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 30,054 students at Rutgers New Brunswick that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,559 part time students in attendance at Rutgers New Brunswick.
The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - San Diego. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UCSD also did well on our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 21,222 students at UCSD that take at least one class online. About 1,605 of the students at UCSD are attending part time.
University of Connecticut earned the #14 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population. UCONN also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 11,648 students at UCONN that take at least one class online. 3,257 students are part time.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities comes in at #15 in this year's ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis. UMN Twin Cities excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics list.
The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. 13,655 of UMN Twin Cities students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Michigan - Ann Arbor as the #16 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, U-M is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. There are approximately 15,737 students at U-M that take at least one class online. About 3,568 of the students at U-M are attending part time.
Virginia Tech earned the #17 spot in our 2021 rankings. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Virginia Tech also did well on our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at Virginia Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,831 part time students in attendance at Virginia Tech.
Vanderbilt University landed the #18 spot in our 2021 best mathematics & statistics schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Vanderbilt also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics ranking.
The student loan default rate at Vanderbilt is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 821 students take at least one class online at Vanderbilt. There are roughly 1,196 part time students in attendance at Vanderbilt.
Our rankings recognize University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus as the #19 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Pitt also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics ranking.
The student loan default rate at Pitt is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,643 students take at least one class online at Pitt. 6,672 of Pitt students are attending part time.
Purdue University - Main Campus comes in at #20 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population. Purdue excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics list.
The student loan default rate at Purdue is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,239 students at Purdue that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,612 part time students in attendance at Purdue.
University of California - Davis comes in at #21 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population. UC Davis excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics list.
About 0.9% of UC Davis students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,892 students at UC Davis that take at least one class online. 1,668 students are part time.
The #22 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population. UNC Chapel Hill also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 6,990 students take at least one class online at UNC Chapel Hill. About 5,151 of the students at UNC Chapel Hill are attending part time.
Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #23 spot in our 2021 best mathematics & statistics schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. BYU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 12,325 students at BYU that take at least one class online. 4,504 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize University of California - Santa Barbara as the #24 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population. UCSB excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 3,596 students take at least one class online at UCSB. There are roughly 880 part time students in attendance at UCSB.
Here are some additional great schools for non-traditional students studying Mathematics & Statistics that almost earned our Best Mathematics & Statistics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.
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 the rest 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).
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