2025 Best Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

a master's degree in applied mathematics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #35 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for applied mathematics students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 43 master's degrees in applied mathematics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Applied Mathematics School for Your Master's Degree

The applied math master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality applied math program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on applied mathematics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other applied mathematics students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for applied mathematics to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized applied mathematics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for applied mathematics students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Applied Mathematics Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Applied Mathematics in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for applied mathematics students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in Applied Math

1

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in applied mathematics. U of U is a very large public university located in the city of Salt Lake City.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from University of Utah

2

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

26 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in applied mathematics needs to check out University of Colorado Boulder. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the city of Boulder.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from University of Colorado Boulder

3

Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO

12 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in applied mathematics needs to look into Colorado School of Mines. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from Colorado School of Mines

4

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a wonderful decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in applied mathematics. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Best Applied Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best applied mathematics colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	185	71
Utah	164	0

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Applied Mathematics Related Rankings by Major

Applied Mathematics is one of 4 different types of Mathematics & Statistics programs to choose from.

Applied Math Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Applied Mathematics	31
Computational & Applied Mathematics	12

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mathematics	132
Statistics	49
Applied Statistics	38
Other Statistics	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Steven G. Johnson. More about our data sources and methodologies.