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2024 Best Financial Mathematics Schools

61 Colleges in the United States
4,612 Financial Math Degrees Awarded
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 61 schools in the United States 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 4,612 degrees in financial mathematics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Financial Mathematics School

Best Financial Mathematics Schools Your choice of financial mathematics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Financial Mathematics Rankings by Degree Level

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

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Best Schools for Financial Mathematics in the United States

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.

10 Top Schools in Financial Math

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

Every student pursuing a degree in financial mathematics needs to take a look at University of Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

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

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MD

Johns Hopkins University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in financial mathematics. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 11 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

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

Every student who is interested in financial mathematics has to check out Washington University in St Louis. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were roughly 102 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA
85 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in financial mathematics. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,217 colleges 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 year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA

Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were roughly 10 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
71 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. 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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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
107 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 107 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
146 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were about 146 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
83 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 83 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
63 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 63 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Financial Mathematics Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
12 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
13 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
14 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
15 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA

Financial Mathematics by Region

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Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Financial Mathematics is one of 5 different types of Applied Mathematics programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Financial Math

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Applied Mathematics 4,667
Computational & Applied Mathematics 1,164
Computational Mathematics 383
Other Applied Mathematics 250
Mathematical Biology 31

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