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2023 Most Popular Mathematics Schools

1,517 Colleges
$45,168 Avg Salary
$21,863 Avg Student Debt

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for math majors pursuing a .

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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#10

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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#15

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

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.

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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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#17

New York University

New York, NY

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.

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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.

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#20

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

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.

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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.

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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.

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#24

Irvine Valley College

Irvine, CA

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.

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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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#27

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, CA
#29

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN
#32

Boston University

Boston, MA
#32

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA
#35

University of Houston

Houston, TX
#35

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
#38

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
#39

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
#40

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
#40

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY
#43

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL
#45

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
#45

El Camino College

Torrance, CA
#45

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
#48

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
#48

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

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.

Rank College Location
51 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
52 College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA
53 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
54 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
55 California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA
56 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
57 Clemson University Clemson, SC
58 Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA
58 Queens College Queens, NY
58 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO
61 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
61 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
63 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
64 Northeastern University Boston, MA
65 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
65 Indiana University - East Richmond, IN
67 Portland State University Portland, OR
67 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
69 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
69 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
71 Sierra College Rocklin, CA
72 Harvard University Cambridge, MA
73 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
74 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
75 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
75 Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, CA
75 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
78 University of Maryland - Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
78 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
78 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
81 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
81 California State University - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
83 Stanford University Stanford, CA
83 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
85 Moorpark College Moorpark, CA
85 Iowa State University Ames, IA
85 University of Georgia Athens, GA
88 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX
88 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
88 Williams College Williamstown, MA
88 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
92 Golden West College Huntington Beach, CA
93 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
93 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
93 Duke University Durham, NC
96 Grossmont College El Cajon, CA
96 St Olaf College Northfield, MN
98 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
99 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
100 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
100 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
100 University of North Texas Denton, TX
100 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
100 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
100 Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA
106 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
106 Mt. San Jacinto College San Jacinto, CA
106 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV
106 Yale University New Haven, CT
106 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
111 Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA
112 University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA
112 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
114 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
114 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH
114 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
117 Antelope Valley College Lancaster, CA
117 East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA
117 Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA
117 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
117 College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA
117 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
117 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
124 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Atlanta, GA
124 Villanova University Villanova, PA
126 Princeton University Princeton, NJ
127 South Texas College McAllen, TX
127 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
127 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
127 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
127 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
132 Montana State University Bozeman, MT
132 Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM
132 Macalester College Saint Paul, MN
132 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
136 De Anza College Cupertino, CA
136 University at Albany Albany, NY
136 Tufts University Medford, MA
139 University of Vermont Burlington, VT
139 Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA
139 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
139 California State University - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
143 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI
143 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ
145 Cypress College Cypress, CA
145 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
145 Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA
145 Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA
145 San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA
145 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
151 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
151 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
151 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX
151 Palomar College San Marcos, CA
151 Georgetown University Washington, DC
151 University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE
157 Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA
157 Amherst College Amherst, MA
157 Laney College Oakland, CA
160 Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO
160 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
160 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
160 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
160 Brandeis University Waltham, MA
160 The University of West Florida Pensacola, FL
160 Riverside City College Riverside, CA
160 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
168 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
168 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
168 Chabot College Hayward, CA
171 California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA
171 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
171 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
174 Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA
174 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA
174 Fresno City College Fresno, CA
174 Weber State University Ogden, UT
174 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
174 Norco College Norco, CA
174 University of Washington - Bothell Campus Bothell, WA
181 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
181 Carleton College Northfield, MN
181 Lehman College Bronx, NY
181 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
181 University of Mississippi University, MS
181 Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT
187 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
187 Cabrillo College Aptos, CA
187 Glendale Community College Glendale, CA
187 Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA
187 Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA
187 Clovis Community College Fresno, CA
187 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA
194 Florida International University Miami, FL
195 Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME
195 American River College Sacramento, CA
195 Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA
195 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
195 Hunter College New York, NY
200 College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA
200 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
200 Hamilton College Clinton, NY
200 California State University - Dominguez Hills Carson, CA
200 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
200 City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
200 Fullerton College Fullerton, CA
200 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
200 United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD
200 Citrus College Glendora, CA
210 Baruch College New York, NY
210 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO
210 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA
210 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
210 Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN
210 Texas A&M University - Commerce Commerce, TX
216 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
216 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN
216 Towson University Towson, MD
216 California State University - Channel Islands Camarillo, CA
216 California State University - Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA
216 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
222 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
222 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
222 University of Missouri - St Louis Saint Louis, MO
222 Wesleyan University Middletown, CT
222 University of Toledo Toledo, OH
227 Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA
227 Kean University Union, NJ
227 Ventura College Ventura, CA
227 Folsom Lake College Folsom, CA
227 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
227 Smith College Northampton, MA
227 Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA
227 Baylor University Waco, TX
227 University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Mathematics students that almost earned our Most Popular Mathematics Schools award.

Rank College Location
236 Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL
236 Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA
236 Utah State University Logan, UT
236 Rice University Houston, TX
236 George Washington University Washington, DC
236 University of Denver Denver, CO
236 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
236 Ohlone College Fremont, CA
236 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD
236 Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA
236 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
236 Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA
236 The College at Brockport Brockport, NY
249 Stockton University Galloway, NJ
249 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
249 Los Medanos College Pittsburg, CA
249 Texas A&M International University Laredo, TX
249 Austin Community College District Austin, TX
249 Reedley College Reedley, CA
255 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
255 Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH
255 California State University - Stanislaus Turlock, CA
255 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
255 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
255 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
255 Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA
255 Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA
255 SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, NY
255 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
265 Oberlin College Oberlin, OH
265 Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA
265 West Valley College Saratoga, CA
265 Cerritos College Norwalk, CA
269 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS
269 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
269 University of Delaware Newark, DE
269 Skyline College San Bruno, CA
269 The City College of New York New York, NY
269 Evergreen Valley College San Jose, CA
269 San Jose City College San Jose, CA
269 Auburn University Auburn, AL
277 Haverford College Haverford, PA
277 University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA
277 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA
277 California State University - Chico Chico, CA
277 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
277 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, MN
277 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
277 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA
277 DePaul University Chicago, IL
286 Brown University Providence, RI
286 Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, CA
286 Merced College Merced, CA
286 San Diego Mesa College San Diego, CA
286 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH
286 Hartnell College Salinas, CA
292 Wellesley College Wellesley, MA
292 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
292 University of Memphis Memphis, TN
292 Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH
292 College of Alameda Alameda, CA
292 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
292 Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY
292 Emory University Atlanta, GA
292 Colby College Waterville, ME
301 Cosumnes River College Sacramento, CA
301 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD
301 Providence College Providence, RI
301 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV
301 Emporia State University Emporia, KS
301 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA
301 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL

Mathematics by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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Majors Similar 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.

  • 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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