2025 Best Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Applied Mathematics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #35 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 16 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,551 master's degrees in applied mathematics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Applied Mathematics School for Your Master's Degree

The applied math master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality applied math program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master'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:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on applied mathematics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other applied mathematics students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for applied mathematics to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized applied mathematics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for applied mathematics students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Applied Mathematics Schools

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

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Applied Mathematics in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in applied mathematics.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Applied Math

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

158 Annual Graduates

$121,262 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Johns Hopkins University if you want to pursue a master's degree in applied mathematics. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore.

Those applied mathematics students who get their master's degree from Johns Hopkins University receive $36,627 more than the typical applied math grad.

More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

49 Annual Graduates

University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in applied mathematics. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from University of Pennsylvania

3

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

49 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a master's degree in applied mathematics. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from Columbia University in the City of New York

4

New York University
New York, NY

226 Annual Graduates

New York University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in applied mathematics. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from New York University

5

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

98 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 master’s in applied mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University

6

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

56 Annual Graduates

UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from University of Maryland - College Park

7

Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ

100 Annual Graduates

$84,983 Median Starting Salary

Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

Soon after graduating, applied math master's recipients typically earn an average of $84,983 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from Stevens Institute of Technology

8

Villanova University
Villanova, PA

36 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from Villanova University

9

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

27 Annual Graduates

RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from Rochester Institute of Technology

10

Fordham University
Bronx, NY

38 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from Fordham University

Best Applied Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best applied mathematics schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	654
Pennsylvania	248	557
Maryland	193	173
New Jersey	188	149
District of Columbia	154	110
Delaware	109	1

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Applied Mathematics Related Rankings by Major

Applied Mathematics is one of 4 different types of Mathematics & Statistics programs to choose from.

Applied Math Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Financial Mathematics	744
General Applied Mathematics	566
Computational & Applied Mathematics	233
Computational Mathematics	8

Majors Similar to Applied Math

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Statistics	1,413
Mathematics	497
Applied Statistics	60
Other Statistics	10

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Steven G. Johnson. More about our data sources and methodologies.