2025 Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Applied Mathematics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #82 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 126 bachelor's degrees in applied mathematics during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor'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 - The number of applied mathematics students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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 much debt applied mathematics students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 bachelor'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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Applied Mathematics in Pennsylvania

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Bachelor's in Applied Math

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

24 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University

2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

42 Annual Graduates

$58,358 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics needs to check out University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population.

After graduation, applied math bachelor's recipients generally make an average of $58,358 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Best Applied Mathematics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	793
Maryland	207	35
New Jersey	193	93
Delaware	130	9
District of Columbia	126	3

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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	75
Computational Mathematics	15
Financial Mathematics	15
Other Applied Mathematics	11
Mathematical Biology	6
Computational & Applied Mathematics	4

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mathematics	1,050
Statistics	434
Other Statistics	53

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.