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2023 Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$35,286 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$88,330 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Applied Mathematics School for You

In 2020-2021, 622 degrees and certificates were awarded to applied mathematics students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #56 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value programs for applied math students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in Illinois

Check out the applied math programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Applied Mathematics

$14,738 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Illinois University the best value school in Illinois for applied mathematics students. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NIU are $14,738 a year.

Read full report on Applied Mathematics at Northern Illinois University

$17,634 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $17,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UIUC also made our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Applied Mathematics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 3 spot on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

DePaul undergraduate students pay an average of $42,012 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$15,603 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $15,603 per year.

Full Applied Mathematics at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
$60,963 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UChicago are $60,963 per year.

UChicago also made our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #2.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
$60,768 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwestern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value applied mathematics programs. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, applied math majors at Northwestern accumulate an average of around $13,500 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #1 for overall quality for applied math in Illinois.

Full Applied Mathematics at Northwestern University Report

Best Value Applied Mathematics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Applied Mathematics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 109
Ohio 327
Indiana 221
Wisconsin 61

One of 4 majors within the area of study, applied mathematics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Applied Math

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mathematics 30,202
Statistics 9,979
Other Statistics 644
Applied Statistics 464

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Steven G. Johnson.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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