2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics in Michigan

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Applied Mathematics is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 10,462 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, applied mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $55,528 and had an average of $22,646 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 94 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in applied mathematics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great applied mathematics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the applied mathematics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree applied math students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics in Michigan

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 3 masters’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s applied math students in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#3 in overall quality

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 3 masters’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Steven G. Johnson.

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