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2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

10 Ranked Colleges
87 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Math Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 87 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mathematics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mathematics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mathematics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The math school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics in Pennsylvania

#1

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized school located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 masters’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

SRU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SRU are $17,652, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mathematics at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

#2

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. Villanova University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 masters’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree math students list, Villanova has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova University are $20,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mathematics at Villanova

#3

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a fairly large school located in West Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 masters’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree math students list, WCUPA has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Chester University of Pennsylvania are $16,758, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WCUPA Mathematics Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s math students in 2019-2020.

Pitt also took the #4 spot in our “Best Mathematics Master’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 Pitt are $40,836.

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

#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s math students in 2019-2020.

IUP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus are $18,207, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Mathematics Report

#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

Temple University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Temple University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 masters’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236.

Full Temple University Mathematics Report

#7

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree math students list, Penn State University Park has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mathematics at Penn State University Park

#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Drexel University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #8. Drexel University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.

Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mathematics at Drexel

#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 masters’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mathematics at University of Pennsylvania

#10

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326.

Full Carnegie Mellon 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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