2024 Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #82 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for applied mathematics students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 401 bachelor's degrees in applied mathematics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Applied Mathematics School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The applied math bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to applied mathematics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other applied mathematics students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor'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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for applied mathematics to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized applied mathematics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for applied mathematics students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Applied Mathematics in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Applied Math

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

41 Annual Graduates

$80,781 Median Starting Salary

Northwestern University is a great option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

Those applied mathematics students who get their bachelor's degree from Northwestern University make $10,608 more than the average applied math graduate.

More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from Northwestern University

2

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

70 Annual Graduates

$67,207 Median Starting Salary

$14,929 Median Student Debt

Ohio State University - Main Campus is a good decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the applied math program state that they receive average early career earnings of $67,207.

More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from Ohio State University - Main Campus

3

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

20 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics needs to look into University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from University of Wisconsin - Madison

4

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

5 Annual Graduates

Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from Purdue University - Main Campus

5

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

22 Annual Graduates

Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from Michigan State University

6

Wabash College
Crawfordsville, IN

3 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Crawfordsville, Wabash is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from Wabash College

7

University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI

34 Annual Graduates

$62,530 Median Starting Salary

$21,000 Median Student Debt

Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the applied math program report average early career earnings of $62,530.

More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from University of Wisconsin - Stout

8

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

29 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

9

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

8 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from Kent State University at Kent

10

Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

1 Annual Graduates

Marquette is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Milwaukee.More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from Marquette University

Best Applied Mathematics Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	69
Ohio	252	151
Illinois	241	81
Indiana	235	40
Wisconsin	213	60

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Rankings in Majors Related to Applied Math

One of 4 majors within the Mathematics & Statistics area of study, Applied Mathematics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Applied Math Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Applied Mathematics	222
Computational Mathematics	93
Financial Mathematics	46
Computational & Applied Mathematics	35
Other Applied Mathematics	5

Most Popular Majors Related to Applied Math

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mathematics	3,198
Statistics	1,292
Other Statistics	126

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.