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

General Applied Mathematics is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #80 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Applied Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 44 doctor's degrees in general applied mathematics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Applied Mathematics School for Your Doctor's Degree

The general applied math doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality general applied math program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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 complete 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

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 General Applied Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general applied mathematics students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in General Applied Math

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

North Carolina State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general applied mathematics. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general applied mathematics from North Carolina State University

2

Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general applied mathematics has to take a look at Old Dominion University. Old Dominion is a fairly large public university located in the city of Norfolk.More information about a doctorate in general applied mathematics from Old Dominion University

3

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina at Charlotte is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general applied mathematics. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Charlotte.More information about a doctorate in general applied mathematics from University of North Carolina at Charlotte

4

University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL

University of Alabama in Huntsville is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general applied mathematics. UAH is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Huntsville.More information about a doctorate in general applied mathematics from University of Alabama in Huntsville

5

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

UAB is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Birmingham.More information about a doctorate in general applied mathematics from University of Alabama at Birmingham

6

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

UofL is a very large public university located in the large city of Louisville.More information about a doctorate in general applied mathematics from University of Louisville

Best General Applied Mathematics Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	8
North Carolina	190	25
Virginia	182	2
Mississippi	154	5
Alabama	139	3
Kentucky	119	1

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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.

Majors Similar to General Applied Math

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computational Mathematics	12
Other Applied Mathematics	4

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.