Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

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

Find Schools Near

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

56 Colleges
$53,297 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mathematics Master'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.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 56 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 Mathematics program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the most popular school for mathematics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 52% are male.

Full Mathematics at Illinois State University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mathematics schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Of the 41 students majoring in math at UW - Madison, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full Mathematics at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mathematics schools in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Women make up 10% of the math majors at the school.

Full Mathematics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mathematics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in math at UChicago, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Read More…

Out of the 56 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 75% are male.

Read More…

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

About 36% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 64% are male.

Read More…

Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

About 23% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 77% are male.

Full Mathematics at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Miami University - Oxford ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Women make up 53% of the math majors at the school.

Read More…

#9

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

With a ranking of #9, Indiana State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 56% are male.

Read full report on Mathematics at Indiana State University

#10

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

With a ranking of #10, University of Toledo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

About 54% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 46% are male.

Read full report on Mathematics at University of Toledo

Best Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best mathematics colleges 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 29 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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.