2024 Best Financial Mathematics Schools in Massachusetts

Financial Mathematics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #153 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for financial mathematics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 690 degrees in financial mathematics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Financial Mathematics Schools List

Choosing a Great Financial Mathematics School

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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for financial mathematics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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

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 Massachusetts ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Financial Mathematics in Massachusetts

The schools below may not offer all types of financial math degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Massachusetts Schools in Financial Math

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4th Most Popular In MA

85 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in financial mathematics needs to check out Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.

There were about 85 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in financial mathematics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6th Most Popular In MA

71 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in financial mathematics has to take a look at Boston College. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 8th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 71 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in financial mathematics from Boston College

3

Boston University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In MA

97 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Boston University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in financial mathematics. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 97 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in financial mathematics from Boston University

4

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5th Most Popular In MA

79 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in financial mathematics has to look into Northeastern University. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were about 79 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in financial mathematics from Northeastern University

5

Brandeis University
Waltham, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In MA

100 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waltham. This university ranks 14th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 100 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in financial mathematics from Brandeis University

6

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9th Most Popular In MA

UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Amherst. This university ranks 11th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 17 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in financial mathematics from University of Massachusetts Amherst

Best Financial Mathematics Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Financial Mathematics Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	538	319
New Hampshire	395	13

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Rankings in Majors Related to Financial Math

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

Majors Similar to Financial Math

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Applied Mathematics	221
Computational Mathematics	10
Other Applied Mathematics	2

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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.

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