2025 Best Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

a master's degree in applied mathematics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #35 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for applied mathematics students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 488 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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

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.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 complete 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

The applied 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 the Best Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Applied Mathematics in Pennsylvania

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for applied mathematics students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Master's in Applied Math

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

49 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in applied mathematics has to take a look at University of Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from University of Pennsylvania

2

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

98 Annual Graduates

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

3

Villanova University
Villanova, PA

36 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in applied mathematics has to take a look at Villanova University. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from Villanova University

Best Applied Mathematics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	654
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	255
Computational & Applied Mathematics	207
General Applied Mathematics	18
Computational Mathematics	8

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Statistics	211
Mathematics	119
Applied Statistics	18

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.