2024 Best General Applied Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you pursue a doctor's degree in general applied mathematics, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #80 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general applied mathematics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 15 doctor's degrees in general applied mathematics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general applied mathematics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general applied mathematics students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general applied mathematics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general applied mathematics students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Applied Mathematics Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Applied Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Applied Mathematics in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general applied mathematics.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in General Applied Math

1

Brown University
Providence, RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Brown University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general applied mathematics. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence.More information about a doctorate in general applied mathematics from Brown University

2

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general applied mathematics has to look into Harvard University. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general applied mathematics from Harvard University

Best General Applied Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best general applied mathematics schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	284	9
Connecticut	138	1
Rhode Island	119	3
New Hampshire	56	2

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General Applied Mathematics Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to General Applied Math

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Financial Mathematics	2

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.