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2023 Most Popular Mathematics Schools in Illinois

17 Colleges
$47,720 Avg Salary
$21,621 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mathematics School for You

With 237 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mathematics is the #51 most popular major in Illinois.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Mathematics Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Illinois 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 Illinois.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for mathematics students. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics schools in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#6

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mathematics programs. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics students. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics Schools in Illinois ranking. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics students. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Western Illinois University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mathematics programs. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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Best Mathematics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mathematics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 92
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 17 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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