by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 10,998 people earned their degree in applied mathematics, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States. In , applied mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $59,929 and had an average of $25,554 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,545 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,969 and $22,873 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,414 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,038 and $47,245 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 45 colleges that offered a degree in applied mathematics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their applied mathematics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 315 degrees to qualified masters’s applied math students in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Hoboken, New Jersey, and it awarded 94 masters’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 36 masters’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Princeton University is located in Princeton, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 27 masters’s applied math degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 148 masters’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Fordham University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s applied math students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
George Washington University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 70 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #8, Villanova University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Villanova University is a fairly large school located in Villanova, Pennsylvania that handed out 24 masters’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Johns Hopkins University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 126 diplomas to qualified masters’s applied math students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
University at Albany came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Albany, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 43 degrees to qualified masters’s applied math students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. RIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Lehigh University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Lehigh University is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 masters’s applied math degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #13, Stony Brook University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stony Brook University is located in Stony Brook, New York and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 79 masters’s applied math degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Manhattan College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Riverdale, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s applied math degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SRU is a public institution located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Canisius College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Canisius is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Baruch College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #17. Baruch College is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 25 masters’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University at Buffalo landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 49 masters’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 36 masters’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #20, Syracuse University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse University is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 masters’s applied math degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s applied math degrees to 47 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 99%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #24, Adelphi University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Garden City, New York, and it awarded 5 masters’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. IUP is a medium-sized public school situated in Indiana, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 masters’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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