2023 Best Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Mathematics Master'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.
The Best Mathematics Master'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. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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Top 10 Best Mathematics Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school in the Great Lakes Region for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Notre Dame is a great place for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree mathematics programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #8 on this year’s Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
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Request InformationBest Mathematics Colleges by State
Explore the best mathematics schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 704 |
| Ohio | 861 |
| Illinois | 1,071 |
| Indiana | 636 |
| Wisconsin | 674 |
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Mathematics Related Rankings by Major
Mathematics is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Math
| 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).
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