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2025 Best Applied Mathematics Schools in Illinois

6 Colleges in Illinois
557 Applied Math Degrees Awarded
$69,309 Avg Early-Career Salary
Applied Mathematics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #78 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Applied Mathematics Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 557 degrees in applied mathematics annually.

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Choosing a Great Applied Mathematics School

Best Applied Mathematics Schools in Illinois Your choice of applied mathematics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for applied mathematics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Applied Mathematics Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Applied Math
Master's Degrees in Applied Math
Doctor's Degrees in Applied Math

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Applied Mathematics Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Applied Mathematics in Illinois

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the applied math degree levels they offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Applied Math

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
262 Applied Math Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in applied mathematics needs to check out University of Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were about 262 applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
50 Applied Math Degrees Awarded
$94,684 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Northwestern University if you want to pursue a degree in applied mathematics. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were about 50 applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year. Applied Mathematics degree recipients from Northwestern University receive an earnings boost of approximately $25,375 over the average income of applied mathematics majors.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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If you have a knack for mathematics and an interest in learning more, study online to achieve your career goals at Southern New Hampshire University. Our mathematics degree can help you enhance your mathematical abilities, including reasoning and problem-solving in three areas: analysis, algebra and statistics.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
99 Applied Math Degrees Awarded

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a good decision for students interested in a degree in applied mathematics. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were about 99 applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In IL
92.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in applied mathematics has to check out Northern Illinois University. NIU is a large public university located in the suburb of Dekalb. This university ranks 20th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 13 applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent data year.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Applied Math Degrees Awarded
$81,728 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 44 applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year. Applied Mathematics degree recipients from DePaul University get an earnings boost of approximately $12,419 above the average earnings of applied mathematics graduates.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IL
29.2% Growth in Graduates

UIC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 10th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 24 applied mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.

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Best Applied Mathematics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Applied Mathematics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 109
Ohio 314 324
Indiana 294 221
Wisconsin 273 61

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One of 4 majors within the Mathematics & Statistics area of study, Applied Mathematics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Applied Math Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Financial Mathematics 304
Computational & Applied Mathematics 142
General Applied Mathematics 103
Computational Mathematics 6
Other Applied Mathematics 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mathematics 959
Statistics 947
Applied Statistics 14
Other Statistics 3

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