2024 Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Plains States Region
9Colleges in the Plains States Region
575Applied Math Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in applied mathematics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #78 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 575 degrees in applied mathematics during the 2021-2022 academic year.
The applied math program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Applied Mathematics rankings. For our Best Overall Applied Mathematics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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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 Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Applied Mathematics in the Plains States Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the applied math degrees they offer, see the list below.
Washington University in St Louis is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in applied mathematics. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 364 applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great option for students interested in a degree in applied mathematics. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 64 applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
Iowa State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in applied mathematics. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.
University of Iowa is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in applied mathematics. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were about 28 applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 1 applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UMSL in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were approximately 3 applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 4 applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year.
Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Moorhead. This college ranks 20th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 2 applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Concordia College Moorhead in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 14th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 1 applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Simpson College in the most recent year we have data available.
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).