2025 Best Financial Mathematics Schools in Massachusetts

Financial Mathematics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #153 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of financial mathematics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 589 degrees in financial mathematics annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Financial Mathematics Schools List

Choosing a Great Financial Mathematics School

The financial math program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Financial Mathematics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for financial mathematics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Financial Mathematics Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Financial Mathematics Schools in Massachusetts ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Financial Mathematics in Massachusetts

The schools below may not offer all types of financial math degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Massachusetts Schools in Financial Math

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4th Most Popular In MA

144 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in financial mathematics needs to check out Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.

There were about 144 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year.

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2

Boston University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In MA

92 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Boston University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in financial mathematics. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were about 92 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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Southern New Hampshire University

Bachelors Degree Type

BA in Mathematics Program Name

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Related Programs

• BA in Mathematics - Applied Mathematics

3

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6th Most Popular In MA

117 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in financial mathematics has to take a look at Boston College. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 117 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year.

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4

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5th Most Popular In MA

57 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in financial mathematics has to look into Northeastern University. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 57 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.

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5

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9th Most Popular In MA

5.6% Growth in Graduates

UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the city of Amherst. This university ranks 10th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 18 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.

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6

Brandeis University
Waltham, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In MA

34 Financial Math Degrees Awarded

Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waltham. This university ranks 15th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 34 financial mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent data year.

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Best Financial Mathematics Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Financial Mathematics Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	538	319
New Hampshire	395	13

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Rankings in Majors Related to Financial Math

One of 5 majors within the Applied Mathematics area of study, Financial Mathematics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Financial Math

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Applied Mathematics	196
Computational Mathematics	25
Other Applied Mathematics	8

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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).
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