2025 Best General Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

General Mathematics is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #23 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general mathematics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 87 doctor's degrees in general mathematics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great General Mathematics School for Your Doctor's Degree

The mathematical sciences doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general mathematics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general mathematics students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general mathematics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general mathematics students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Mathematics in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general mathematics.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Mathematical Sciences

1

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

University of Chicago is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general mathematics. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in general mathematics from University of Chicago

2

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Northwestern University is a great option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in general mathematics. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general mathematics from Northwestern University

3

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a good decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in general mathematics. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a doctorate in general mathematics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

4

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Chicago is a great decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in general mathematics. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general mathematics from University of Illinois at Chicago

Best General Mathematics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	257	41
Ohio	253	28
Indiana	202	54
Wisconsin	163	30

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General Mathematics Related Rankings by Major

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

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.