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2023 Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$48,695 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$102,707 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Applied Mathematics School for You

With 923 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, applied mathematics is the #41 most popular major in Massachusetts.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Massachusetts to see which programs offered the best value experiences for applied math students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for applied math majors pursuing a .

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Applied Mathematics

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the best value school in Massachusetts for applied mathematics students. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northeastern are $57,592 a year.

Northeastern excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in Massachusetts list.

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$16,439 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best applied mathematics schools in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Amherst are $16,439 a year.

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#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA
$61,706 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in Massachusetts list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston College are $61,706 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston College also did well on our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$55,878 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in Massachusetts list. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MIT are $55,878 a year.

MIT did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in Massachusetts list.

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$55,531 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the # 5 spot on the list. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WPI are $55,531 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, WPI also did well on our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Applied Mathematics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
$55,587 Average Tuition & Fees

Harvard University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value applied mathematics programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Harvard undergraduate students pay an average of $55,587 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Harvard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in Massachusetts list.

Full Applied Mathematics at Harvard University Report

$15,698 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Lowell are $15,698 per year.

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#8

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value applied mathematics programs. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Brandeis are $60,006 a year.

Full Applied Mathematics at Brandeis University Report

#9

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for applied mathematics students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boston U are $59,816 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston U also is in the top 20% of our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in Massachusetts ranking.

Full Applied Mathematics at Boston University Report

Best Value Applied Mathematics Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 432
New Hampshire 25
Maine 1
Rhode Island 183
Vermont 5

Applied Mathematics is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 9 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.

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