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In 2020-2021, 29,793 people earned their degree in general mathematics, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 4,048 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 471 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 56 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general mathematics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general mathematics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree mathematical sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shawnee State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Portsmouth, Ohio, and it awarded 12 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Governors State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State University is located in Normal, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. Terre Haute, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Chicago State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Chicago State University is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 3 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Indiana University - East ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. IU East is a public institution located in Richmond, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Aurora University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Aurora, Illinois. It awarded 11 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, John Carroll University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. John Carroll University is a private not-for-profit institution located in University Heights, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Chicago ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 28 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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With a ranking of #11, Youngstown State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Youngstown, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Western Illinois University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Western Illinois University is located in Macomb, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus General Mathematics Report
Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. Cleveland State University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 11 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Toledo came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s mathematical sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Madison General Mathematics Report
Northeastern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s mathematical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana University - Bloomington General Mathematics Report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public institution located in Edwardsville, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Michigan - Flint did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #22. UM Flint is a public institution located in Flint, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Michigan Technological University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Houghton, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s mathematical sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #25. IUPUI is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 12 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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