2023 Most Popular Mathematics Schools
Finding the Best Mathematics School for You
In 2020-2021, 30,202 people earned a degree or certificate in mathematics, making the major the #35 most popular in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Mathematics Schools ranking. This report analyzed 1,517 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mathematics program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Mathematics Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for math majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Mathematics
Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the most popular school for mathematics students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.
On average, math graduates from UW - Madison take out $20,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The excellent programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics schools in the United States. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, math majors at UC Irvine accumulate an average of around $18,982 in student debt.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mathematics Schools list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, math majors at UT Austin accumulate an average of around $20,508 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $193, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for mathematics students. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, math graduates from UMass Amherst carry an average student debt load of $26,000.
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The excellent programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, math graduates from U-M carry an average student debt load of $21,040.
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics Schools list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that math majors at Ohio State take out is $22,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $212, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics Schools ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
After completing their degree, math graduates from UMN Twin Cities carry an average student debt load of $21,500. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $191, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
With a ranking of #8, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics students. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
While working on their degree, math majors at UMCP accumulate an average of around $20,129 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $382.
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With a ranking of #9, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics students. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.
While working on their degree, math majors at UCSD accumulate an average of around $15,578 in student debt.
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University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mathematics students. It came in at #10 on the list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
After completing their degree, math graduates from UChicago carry an average student debt load of $15,000.
University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mathematics students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, math majors at UCLA accumulate an average of around $13,000 in student debt.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics Schools list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, math majors at UIUC accumulate an average of around $20,847 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $377, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mathematics students. It came in at #13 on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.
The average amount in student loans that math majors at UW Seattle take out is $13,115.
Full Mathematics at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report
University of California - Riverside landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mathematics programs. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.
Math majors at UCR take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $179, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Binghamton University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics Schools ranking. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.
The average amount in student loans that math majors at Binghamton University take out is $20,921. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $207.
University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mathematics programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, math majors at UCSB accumulate an average of around $18,403 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $215.
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New York University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mathematics programs. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that math majors at NYU take out is $10,750.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics Schools ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
The average amount in student loans that math majors at Rutgers New Brunswick take out is $24,920.
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San Jacinto Community College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mathematics programs. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.
Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mathematics students. It came in at #20 on the list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
While working on their degree, math majors at Johns Hopkins accumulate an average of around $18,250 in student debt.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics Schools list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.
Math majors at UNC Chapel Hill take out an average of $17,835 in student loans while working on their egree.
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University of Colorado Boulder ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics Schools list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.
The average amount in student loans that math majors at CU - Boulder take out is $26,623.
Southern New Hampshire University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics Schools list. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.
On average, math graduates from SNHU take out $26,582 in student loans while working on their degree.
Irvine Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mathematics students. It came in at #24 on the list. Irvine Valley College is a large public school located in the large city of Irvine.
University of California - Davis landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mathematics programs. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that math majors at UC Davis take out is $12,833.
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Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Mathematics Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Mathematics Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 1517 different United States mathematics schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Mathematics students that almost earned our Most Popular Mathematics Schools award.
Mathematics by Region
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Mathematics Related Majors
Mathematics is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Math
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- 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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