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2023 Best Applied Mathematics Schools in California

9 Colleges
$49,521 Avg Salary
$16,062 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Applied Mathematics School for You

Applied Mathematics is the #42 most popular major in California with 613 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Applied Mathematics Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Applied Mathematics Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Applied Mathematics Colleges.

Top California Schools in Applied Mathematics

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best school in California for applied mathematics students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Applied Mathematics Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Applied Mathematics Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best applied mathematics schools in California. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Applied Mathematics Schools in California list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

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University of California - Davis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Applied Mathematics Schools in California ranking. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for applied mathematics students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s best schools for applied mathematics students. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a large student population.

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University of California - Merced did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for applied mathematics students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Merced, UC Merced is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Applied Mathematics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 188
Oregon 79
Nevada 0
Alaska 0

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

Majors Similar to Applied Math

Related Major Annual Graduates
Statistics 4,594
Mathematics 3,764
Applied Statistics 388
Other Statistics 98

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Steven G. Johnson.

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