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2023 Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$35,286 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$88,330 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Applied Mathematics 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 Value Applied Mathematics Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value programs for applied math students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for applied math majors pursuing a .

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Applied Mathematics

$14,738 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Northern Illinois University to be the best value school for applied mathematics students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$17,634 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best applied mathematics schools in Illinois. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $17,634 per year.

UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in Illinois list.

Read full report on Applied Mathematics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in Illinois list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

DePaul undergraduate students pay an average of $42,012 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Applied Mathematics at DePaul University Report

$15,603 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best applied mathematics schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $15,603 per year.

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#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
$60,963 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

UChicago undergraduate students pay an average of $60,963 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UChicago not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in Illinois list.

Full Applied Mathematics at University of Chicago Report

#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
$60,768 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwestern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in Illinois list.

Full Applied Mathematics at Northwestern University Report

Best Value Applied Mathematics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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