2023 Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
The Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for applied math students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for applied math majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Applied Mathematics Schools
Our analysis found Michigan Technological University to be the best value school for applied mathematics students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Michigan Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $39,723 in tuition and fees each year.
Michigan Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Full Applied Mathematics at Michigan Technological University Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NIU are $14,738 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
UW - Stout undergraduate students pay an average of $17,820 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Stout also did well on our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 4 spot on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DePaul are $42,012 a year.
Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UChicago are $60,963 a year.
UChicago also made our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #2.
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.
University of Akron Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $11,880 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Applied Mathematics at University of Akron Main Campus Report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UIUC are $37,632 a year.
UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
With a ranking of #8, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s best value schools for applied mathematics students. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kent State are $19,876 a year.
Full Applied Mathematics at Kent State University at Kent Report
University of Notre Dame came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Notre Dame are $58,843 a year.
Notre Dame did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Read full report on Applied Mathematics at University of Notre Dame
Oakland University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value applied mathematics programs. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oakland are $24,735 a year.
Best Applied Mathematics Colleges by State
Explore the best applied mathematics schools 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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Majors Related to Applied Math
One of 4 majors within the area of study, applied mathematics has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 19 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Steven G. Johnson.
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