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2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

6 Ranked Colleges
564 Degrees Awarded
$42,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Massachusetts” 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 Massachusetts, there were 764 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,500 and $19,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 564 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in applied mathematics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent applied mathematics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the applied mathematics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics in Massachusetts

#1

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 8 masters’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WPI Applied Mathematics Report

#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s applied math degrees to qualified students.

Northeastern also made our “Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Applied Mathematics at Northeastern University

#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s applied math degrees to 70 students in 2019-2020.

Boston College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston College Applied Mathematics Report

#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #4 spot on the list. Harvard University is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 25 masters’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also took the #2 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Applied Mathematics at Harvard University

#5

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 112 diplomas to qualified masters’s applied math students in 2019-2020.

MIT also made our “Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719.

Full MIT Applied Mathematics Report

#6

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Boston University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #6. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 112 masters’s applied math degrees to qualified students.

Boston U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Applied Mathematics at Boston University

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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%.

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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.

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