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2024 Best General Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

14 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
362 General Applied Math Degrees Awarded
General Applied Mathematics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #152 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 14 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 362 degrees in general applied mathematics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Applied Mathematics School

Best General Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of general applied mathematics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Applied Mathematics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

General Applied Mathematics Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in General Applied Math
Master's Degrees in General Applied Math
Doctor's Degrees in General Applied Math

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Applied Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Applied Mathematics in the Great Lakes 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 general applied math degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in General Applied Math

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
37 General Applied Math Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Northwestern University if you want to pursue a degree in general applied mathematics. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were about 37 general applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IL

Any student pursuing a degree in general applied mathematics needs to check out University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 9 general applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general applied mathematics. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 20 general applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IN

It is hard to beat Purdue University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in general applied mathematics. Purdue is a very large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were approximately 4 general applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
6.7% Growth in Graduates

U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 general applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MI
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 10 general applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL

Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.

There were roughly 19 general applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
35 General Applied Math Degrees Awarded

UW - Stout is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Menomonie. This university ranks 11th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 35 general applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stout in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Kent State is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kent. This university ranks 14th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 19 general applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In MI

Oakland is a large public university located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills. This university ranks 11th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 2 general applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Applied Mathematics Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 81
Michigan 915 77
Illinois 870 102
Indiana 737 33
Wisconsin 672 60

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Financial Mathematics 716
Computational & Applied Mathematics 172
Computational Mathematics 98
Other Applied Mathematics 5

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