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Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Applied Mathematics Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, applied mathematics was ranked #79 in the country. In fact 11,107 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

The Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Applied Mathematics program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for applied mathematics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in applied math at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 29% of the applied math majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

Of the 6 students majoring in applied math at Case Western, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Kent State University at Kent helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular applied mathematics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

Of the 3 students majoring in applied math at Kent State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular applied mathematics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

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Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Oakland University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular applied mathematics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in applied math at Oakland, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for applied mathematics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small public school located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB.

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Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Applied Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best applied mathematics colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 109
Ohio 327
Illinois 622
Indiana 221
Wisconsin 61

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 11 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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