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2024 Best Mathematics Schools in Kansas

3 Colleges in Kansas
211 Math Degrees Awarded
$45,622 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in mathematics, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #35 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the best for mathematics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 211 degrees in mathematics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Mathematics School

Best Mathematics Schools in Kansas Your choice of mathematics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for mathematics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Mathematics Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Math
Master's Degrees in Math
Doctor's Degrees in Math

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Mathematics Schools in Kansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. 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 Mathematics in Kansas

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the math degree levels they offer.

Top Kansas Schools in Math

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
78 Math Degrees Awarded
14.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in mathematics has to look into University of Kansas. KU is a very large public university located in the city of Lawrence. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means KU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 78 mathematics students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the math program earn an average of $42,886 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a degree in mathematics from University of Kansas

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
40 Math Degrees Awarded
$43,358 Median Starting Salary

Kansas State University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in mathematics. K -State is a large public university located in the city of Manhattan. This university ranks 2nd out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were roughly 40 mathematics students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the math program state that they receive average early career wages of $43,358.

More information about a degree in mathematics from Kansas State University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$50,623 Median Starting Salary

Emporia State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in mathematics. ESU is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Emporia. This university ranks 8th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were approximately 28 mathematics students who graduated with this degree at ESU in the most recent data year. Those mathematics students who get their degree from Emporia State University earn $5,001 more than the average math student.

More information about a degree in mathematics from Emporia State University

Best Mathematics Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Mathematics Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 587
Missouri 283 396
Iowa 264 358
Nebraska 238 224
North Dakota 210 69
South Dakota 204 71

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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 211

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Majors Similar to Math

Related Major Annual Graduates
Applied Statistics 35
Statistics 33
Applied Mathematics 6

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