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2024 Best Financial Mathematics Schools in Illinois

5 Colleges in Illinois
346 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 looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Financial Mathematics Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 346 degrees in financial mathematics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Financial Mathematics School

Best Financial Mathematics Schools in Illinois 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

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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Financial Mathematics Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college 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 Illinois

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.

Top Illinois Schools in Financial Math

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

It's hard to beat University of Chicago if you wish to pursue a degree in financial mathematics. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. 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
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
122 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in financial mathematics needs to check out University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small 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.

More information about a degree in financial mathematics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

Any student who is interested in financial mathematics needs to take a look at DePaul University. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 7th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

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

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

It's difficult to beat University of Illinois at Chicago if you wish to pursue a degree in financial mathematics. Located in the 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 about 17 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In IL

Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 1 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Financial Mathematics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 173
Michigan 915 5
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
Computational & Applied Mathematics 166
General Applied Mathematics 102
Computational Mathematics 6
Other Applied Mathematics 2

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