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2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
458 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

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Applied Mathematics is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 10,462 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, applied mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $55,528 and had an average of $22,646 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 596 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,075 and $26,365 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 458 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in applied mathematics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent applied mathematics programs, but they also cost less that 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 applied mathematics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. UPenn is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 masters’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Applied Mathematics at University of Pennsylvania

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 masters’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Carnegie Mellon University Applied Mathematics Report

#3

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. SRU is a medium-sized school located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 masters’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

SRU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Applied 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.

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#4

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duquesne University landed the #4 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s applied math degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Duquesne did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Applied Mathematics at Duquesne University

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 30 masters’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania

California University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. California University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized school located in California, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 masters’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal U also made our “Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at California University of Pennsylvania are $18,508, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Applied Mathematics at California University of Pennsylvania

#7

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Villanova University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Villanova is a fairly large school located in Villanova, Pennsylvania that handed out 13 masters’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

Villanova also made our “Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova are $20,719.

Full Villanova University Applied Mathematics Report

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s applied math degrees to qualified students.

IUP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Applied 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 Applied 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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