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

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Finding the Best Mathematics & Statistics Doctor's Degree School for You

Mathematics & Statistics is the #14 most popular major in the country with 15,127 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Mathematics & Statistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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

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

Top 10 Best Mathematics & Statistics Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the New England Region for mathematics and statistics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mathematics & Statistics 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 large student population.

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#3

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Out of the 13 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Mathematics & Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize 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 and statistics schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

With a ranking of #6, Boston College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mathematics and statistics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mathematics and statistics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Mathematics & Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. 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

Boston University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Mathematics & Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best schools for mathematics and statistics students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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Best Mathematics & Statistics Colleges by State

Explore the best mathematics and statistics schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,003
Rhode Island 48
Connecticut 426
New Hampshire 32
Maine 5
Vermont 7

Mathematics & Statistics Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics 6,283
Statistics 4,594
Mathematics 3,764
Applied Statistics 388
Other Statistics 98

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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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