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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics in Pennsylvania

6 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$38,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Math Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Math Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Mathematics is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 31,080 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,066 and had an average of $21,378 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 1,087 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,439 and $25,708 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Math Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mathematics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mathematics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Math Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree math students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics in Pennsylvania

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list.

Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Penn State University Park Mathematics Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Math Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s math degrees to qualified students.

Pitt also took the #4 spot in our “Best Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Mathematics at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Math Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s math students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania doctor’s degree math students list, Temple has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Temple Mathematics Report

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. Drexel is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 doctorate’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel also made our “Best Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074.

Read full report on Mathematics at Drexel

#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania doctor’s degree math students list, UPenn has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760.

Read more about Mathematics at University of Pennsylvania

#6

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #6. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 doctorate’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Carnegie Mellon University Mathematics Report

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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