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2024 Best Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools

115 Colleges in the United States
1,149 Doctor's Degrees
$64,552 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #26 in popularity, mathematics is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 115 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of mathematics. Combined, these schools handed out 1,149 doctor's degrees in mathematics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Mathematics School for Your Doctor's Degree

Best Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools Your choice of mathematics for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality math program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Mathematics in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for mathematics students seeking a a doctor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

17 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Math

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26 Annual Graduates

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in mathematics. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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19 Annual Graduates

University of Chicago is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in mathematics. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from University of Chicago

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11 Annual Graduates

Cornell University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in mathematics. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Cornell University

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
5 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in mathematics has to look into Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Vanderbilt University

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
12 Annual Graduates

Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Harvard University

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12 Annual Graduates

Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Northwestern University

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7 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from University of Notre Dame

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3 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Washington University in St Louis

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Brown University
Providence, RI
6 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Brown University

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12 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Columbia University in the City of New York

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7 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
6 Annual Graduates

Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the town of Hanover.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Dartmouth College

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12 Annual Graduates

U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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19 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from University of California - Los Angeles

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24 Annual Graduates

UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from University of California - Berkeley

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21 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
2 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Emory University

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Mathematics students that almost earned our Best Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
18 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
19 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
20 New York University New York, NY
21 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
22 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
23 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
24 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
25 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA

Mathematics by Region

View the Best Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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

Math Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Mathematics 1,141
Other Mathematics 6
Topology & Foundations 2

Related Major Annual Graduates
Statistics 456
Applied Mathematics 315
Other Statistics 30
Applied Statistics 11

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