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2023 Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Applied Mathematics Doctor's Degree 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 Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor's Degree 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 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for applied mathematics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

About 33% of the students majoring in applied math at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Women make up 29% of the applied math majors at the school.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in applied math at Case Western, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in applied math at Kent State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular applied mathematics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

Of the 2 students majoring in applied math at Oakland, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree applied mathematics programs. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Full Applied Mathematics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #7, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for applied mathematics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for applied mathematics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public college with a small 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

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 11 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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