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Most Popular Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Mathematics Doctor'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mathematics program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mathematics Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for mathematics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 17% of the math majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mathematics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 81% are male.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 16% of the math majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in math at UIUC, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 4 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Of the 17 students majoring in math at IU Bloomington, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Of the 16 students majoring in math at Michigan State, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 14 students majoring in math at UIC, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 25% of the math majors at the school.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mathematics programs. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 83% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 8% of the math majors at the school.

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Best Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best mathematics colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 704
Ohio 861
Illinois 1,071
Indiana 636
Wisconsin 674

Mathematics is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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).

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