2024 Best Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
10
Colleges in the New England Region
1,059
Master's Degrees
a master's degree in
applied mathematics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #35 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 10 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,059 master's degrees in applied mathematics during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Applied Mathematics School for Your Master's Degree
The applied math master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality applied math program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Early-Career Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on applied mathematics students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other applied mathematics students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Student Debt - How easy is it for applied mathematics to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized applied mathematics related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for applied mathematics students working on their master's degree.
More Ways to Rank Applied Mathematics Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.