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

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Finding the Best Applied Mathematics Master'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 Master'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 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for applied math majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for applied mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 294 students majoring in applied math at UChicago, 55% are male and 45% are female.

Read full report on Applied Mathematics at University of Chicago

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Women make up 55% of the applied math majors at the school.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 27% of the applied math majors at the school.

Read full report on Applied Mathematics at Indiana University - Bloomington

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for applied mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Women make up 42% of the applied math majors at the school.

Full Applied Mathematics at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

#5

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

Women make up 20% of the applied math majors at the school.

Full Applied Mathematics at University of Notre Dame Report

#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 38% of the students majoring in applied math at the school are women while 62% are male.

Full Applied Mathematics at DePaul University Report

With a ranking of #7, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for applied mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the applied math majors at the school.

Full Applied Mathematics at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Applied Mathematics Master’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.

About 50% of the students majoring in applied math at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Applied Mathematics at Northwestern University Report

University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Applied Mathematics at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 10 students majoring in applied math at Illinois Tech, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Applied Mathematics at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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