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2023 Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

46 Colleges
$44,783 Avg Salary
$21,870 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree School for You

Mathematics is the #35 most popular major in the country with 30,202 degrees and certificates awarded 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the math bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school in the Great Lakes Region for mathematics students working on their bachelor’s degree. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Out of the 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, math majors at Northwestern accumulate an average of around $14,987 in student debt.

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Out of the 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mathematics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Wabash College

Crawfordsville, IN

With a ranking of #7, Wabash College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mathematics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wabash is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crawfordsville.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #8, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for mathematics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mathematics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that math majors at UIUC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,171. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $377.

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#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree mathematics programs. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, math graduates from Michigan State carry an average student debtload of $24,208. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $440, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Mathematics Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 704
Ohio 861
Illinois 1,071
Indiana 636
Wisconsin 674

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics 11,107
Statistics 9,979
Other Statistics 644
Applied Statistics 464

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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