2024 Best General Mathematics Schools in Maryland

If you pursue a degree in general mathematics, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #26 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for general mathematics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 701 degrees in general mathematics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall General Mathematics Schools List

Choosing a Great General Mathematics School

Your choice of general mathematics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Mathematics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your General Mathematics Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Mathematics Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for General Mathematics in Maryland

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the mathematical sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Maryland Schools in Mathematical Sciences

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In MD

162 Mathematical Sciences Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Johns Hopkins University if you wish to pursue a degree in general mathematics. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were approximately 162 general mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general mathematics from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In MD

241 Mathematical Sciences Degrees Awarded

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general mathematics. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were roughly 241 general mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general mathematics from University of Maryland - College Park

3

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In MD

77 Mathematical Sciences Degrees Awarded

University of Maryland - Baltimore County is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general mathematics. UMBC is a large public university located in the large suburb of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #200 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMBC is a great university overall.

There were about 77 general mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UMBC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general mathematics from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

4

St Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7th Most Popular In MD

St Mary's College of Maryland is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general mathematics. SMCM is a small public college located in the suburb of St. Mary's City. This college ranks 10th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were roughly 15 general mathematics students who graduated with this degree at SMCM in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general mathematics from St Mary’s College of Maryland

5

Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6th Most Popular In MD

36 Mathematical Sciences Degrees Awarded

Salisbury is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Salisbury. This university ranks 11th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were about 36 general mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Salisbury in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general mathematics from Salisbury University

6

Towson University
Towson, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5th Most Popular In MD

39 Mathematical Sciences Degrees Awarded

Towson is a large public university located in the city of Towson. This university ranks 6th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were approximately 39 general mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general mathematics from Towson University

Best General Mathematics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Mathematics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	2,159
Pennsylvania	978	1,292
New Jersey	614	687
District of Columbia	441	136
Delaware	345	41

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.