US News rankings are meaningless-from mathematics student.

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I’ve never heard of a Masters program candidate having to teach. What programs would require that?

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<p>I was a TA as an M.A. candidate at a fancy flagship State U. Most of my colleagues were as well, granted we were on the Ph.D. track. I know it is common for humanities at many universities, maybe less so for science and math.</p>