Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Most Popular Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

6 Colleges
$64,552 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mathematics Doctor's Degree School for You

With 1,071 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mathematics is the #34 most popular major in Illinois.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Most Popular Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mathematics program at each school on the list.

Check out the math doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for mathematics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in math at UChicago, 84% are male and 16% are female.

Read More…

Request Information

Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

About 35% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 65% are male.

Read full report on Mathematics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Request Information

Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Mathematics at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

Request Information
#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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

Full Mathematics at Northwestern University Report

Request Information

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for mathematics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 20% of the math majors at the school.

Read More…

Request Information

Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mathematics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the math majors at the school.

Full Mathematics at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Request Information

Best Mathematics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 704
Ohio 861
Indiana 636
Wisconsin 674

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

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 6 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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.