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2023 Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

19 Colleges
$78,946 Avg Salary
$20,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Applied Mathematics School for You

Applied Mathematics is the #41 most popular major in the country with 6,283 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the applied math programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Applied Mathematics Schools

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the best school for applied mathematics students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 5 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best applied mathematics programs. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best schools for applied mathematics students. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Applied Mathematics Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 40
Illinois 541
Ohio 176
Indiana 181
Wisconsin 1

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

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 19 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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