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

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Finding the Best Mathematics Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 56 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for math majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the most popular school for mathematics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

Of the 42 students majoring in math at Illinois State, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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The in-demand master’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.

Women make up 20% 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 #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mathematics Master’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.

About 10% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 90% are male.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 36% of the math majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Of the 24 students majoring in math at IU Bloomington, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in math at Ohio State, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mathematics programs. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in math at U-M, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 47% are male.

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#9

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

Of the 16 students majoring in math at Indiana State, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#10

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in math at University of Toledo, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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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 29 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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