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2023 Most Popular Applied Mathematics Schools

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Finding the Best Applied Mathematics School for You

In 2020-2021, 6,283 people earned a degree or certificate in applied mathematics, making the major the #41 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Applied Mathematics Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 197 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Applied Mathematics program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Harrisburg University of Science and Technology to be the most popular school for applied mathematics students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Harrisburg, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Applied Mathematics Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 197 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Clark University

Worcester, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Clark University is a great place for applied mathematics students. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for applied mathematics students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Applied Mathematics Schools ranking. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for applied mathematics students. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for applied mathematics students. It came in at #9 on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular applied mathematics programs. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular applied mathematics programs. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

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#12

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Northeastern University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Applied Mathematics Schools list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for applied mathematics students. It came in at #13 on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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#14

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for applied mathematics students. It came in at #14 on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#14

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #14, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for applied mathematics students. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Applied Mathematics Schools list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for applied mathematics students. It came in at #17 on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for applied mathematics students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#19

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for applied mathematics students. It came in at #19 on the list. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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#20

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Applied Mathematics Schools ranking. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#21

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular applied mathematics programs. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Southern Methodist University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Applied Mathematics Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #23, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for applied mathematics students. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for applied mathematics students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#25

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Applied Mathematics Schools list. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.

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#26

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
#28

Fordham University

Bronx, NY
#28

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN
#28

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Applied Mathematics Schools award.

Rank College Location
33 Pepperdine University Malibu, CA
34 Stanford University Stanford, CA
34 DePaul University Chicago, IL
36 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Atlanta, GA
37 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
37 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
39 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY

Applied Mathematics by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Applied Mathematics is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 25 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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