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2023 Best Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$80,567 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Applied Mathematics Master's Degree School for You

With 541 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, applied mathematics is the #21 most popular major in Illinois.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Applied Mathematics

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best applied mathematics schools in Illinois. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for applied mathematics students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#4

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best applied mathematics schools in Illinois. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Applied Mathematics at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

Best Applied Mathematics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 40
Ohio 176
Indiana 181
Wisconsin 1

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 6 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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