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2023 Best Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$64,552 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mathematics Doctor's Degree School for You

Mathematics is the #60 most popular major in the country with 3,764 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for math majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for mathematics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#6

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mathematics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

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#9

Boston University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #9, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mathematics students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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Best Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best mathematics colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 156
Connecticut 72
Rhode Island 28
New Hampshire 16
Vermont 2

One of 4 majors within the area of study, mathematics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics 6,283
Statistics 4,594
Applied Statistics 388
Other Statistics 98

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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