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

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Finding the Best Applied Mathematics Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Illinois 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 Illinois for applied mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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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 Illinois 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.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for applied mathematics students working on their master’s degree. 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.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for applied mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for applied mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college 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 #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Illinois Tech is a moderately-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.

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Northern Illinois University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree applied mathematics programs. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Applied Mathematics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Applied Mathematics Colleges 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 7 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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