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2023 Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Applied Mathematics Doctor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Applied Mathematics program at each school on the list.

Check out the applied math doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in Illinois for applied mathematics students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.

Read full report on Applied Mathematics at Northwestern University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular applied mathematics schools in Illinois. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Full Applied Mathematics at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for applied mathematics students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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Best Applied Mathematics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 3 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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