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2023 Most Popular Mathematics & Computer Science Schools

23 Colleges
$80,867 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Mathematics & Computer Science School for You

Mathematics & Computer Science is the #207 most popular major in the country with 290 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Mathematics & Computer Science Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mathematics & Computer Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for math and compsci majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Worcester Polytechnic Institute the most popular school in the United States for mathematics and computer science students. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mathematics & Computer Science Schools list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#3

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 #3 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics & Computer Science Schools list. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics and computer science schools in the United States. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mathematics & Computer Science Schools list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics & Computer Science Schools list. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

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University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mathematics and computer science programs. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

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Mercyhurst University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics & Computer Science Schools ranking. Mercyhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics & Computer Science Schools ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mathematics and computer science students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Mathematics & Computer Science is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 23 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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