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2023 Best Value Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$20,698 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,297 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mathematics Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 704 degrees and certificates were awarded to mathematics students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #39 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Michigan to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

Check out the math master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Mathematics

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan Technological University the best value school in Michigan for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Michigan Tech graduate students pay an average of $22,981 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Michigan Tech also made our Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Mathematics at Michigan Technological University

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mathematics schools in Michigan. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $19,714 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan State is ranked #2 for overall quality for math in Michigan.

Read full report on Mathematics at Michigan State University

#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great value for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mathematics at Central Michigan University Report

Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 4 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $25,230 per year.

U-M also made our Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #1.

Full Mathematics at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mathematics schools in Michigan. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $18,937 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mathematics at Wayne State University Report

Best Value Mathematics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Mathematics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 4 majors within the area of study, mathematics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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