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2024 Best Financial Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

11 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
716 Financial Math Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in financial mathematics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #153 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of financial mathematics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 716 degrees in financial mathematics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Financial Mathematics School

Best Financial Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region The financial math program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Financial Mathematics rankings. For our Best Overall Financial Mathematics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Financial Mathematics Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Financial Math
Master's Degrees in Financial Math
Doctor's Degrees in Financial Math

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Financial Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Financial Mathematics in the Great Lakes Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the financial math degree levels they offer.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Financial Math

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
161 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Chicago if you want to pursue a degree in financial mathematics. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were about 161 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
71 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in financial mathematics needs to check out University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were about 71 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
106 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in financial mathematics needs to take a look at Ohio State University - Main Campus. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 106 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
122 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in financial mathematics has to check out University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 122 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
35 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. This university ranks 7th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 35 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.

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Wabash College
Crawfordsville, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN

Located in the town of Crawfordsville, Wabash is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 9th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 3 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Wabash in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
110 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were approximately 110 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
65 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 65 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL
23.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 17 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 5 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent data year.

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Best Financial Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best financial mathematics colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 173
Michigan 915 5
Illinois 870 346
Indiana 737 186

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One of 5 majors within the Applied Mathematics area of study, Financial Mathematics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Applied Mathematics 362
Computational & Applied Mathematics 172
Computational Mathematics 98
Other Applied Mathematics 5

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