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2023 Most Popular Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

57 Colleges
$46,747 Avg Salary
$22,659 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mathematics School for You

Mathematics is the #60 most popular major in the country with 3,764 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mathematics program at each school on the list.

Check out the math programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for mathematics students. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for mathematics students. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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The excellent programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mathematics students. It came in at #6 on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mathematics students. It came in at #6 on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mathematics programs. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mathematics students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Mathematics at Michigan State University Report

University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best mathematics schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 92
Illinois 237
Ohio 162
Indiana 153
Wisconsin 78

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

Majors Similar to Math

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 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).

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