2023 Best Value Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for math students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the math master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Mathematics Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region 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.
Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.
Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Out of the 31 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 2 spot on the list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Purdue University Northwest helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mathematics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Purdue Northwest graduate students pay an average of $11,356 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 # 5 spot on the list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Western Illinois University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree mathematics programs. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mathematics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 a year.
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 5% of our Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Central Michigan University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree mathematics programs. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - East did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Richmond, IU East is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU East are $18,592 a year.
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Best 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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Majors Related to Math
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 26 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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