2025 Best General Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Ranked #23 in popularity, general mathematics is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for general mathematics students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 98 doctor's degrees in general mathematics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general mathematics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general mathematics students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor'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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general mathematics related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General Mathematics Schools

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 General Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Mathematics in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general mathematics.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Mathematical Sciences

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general mathematics has to take a look at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general mathematics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

University of Connecticut is a good decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in general mathematics. Located in the town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general mathematics from University of Connecticut

Best General Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best general mathematics colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	284	65
Connecticut	138	18
Rhode Island	119	6
New Hampshire	56	6
Vermont	33	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Mathematical Sciences

General Mathematics is one of 5 different types of Mathematics programs to choose from.

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.