2025 Best Mathematics Master's Degree Schools

Mathematics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #61 most popular master's 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 70 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Mathematics Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,471 master's degrees in mathematics during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Mathematics School for Your Master's Degree

The math master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality math program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 mathematics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of mathematics students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for mathematics to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mathematics related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Mathematics Master's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mathematics in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in mathematics. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

14 Top Schools for a Master's in Math

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

48 Annual Graduates

Johns Hopkins University is a great choice for students interested in a master's degree in mathematics. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore.More information about a master’s in mathematics from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

11 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a master's degree in mathematics. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in mathematics from University of Pennsylvania

3

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

6 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Cornell University if you want to pursue a master's degree in mathematics. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca.More information about a master’s in mathematics from Cornell University

4

Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH

4 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Dartmouth College if you want to pursue a master's degree in mathematics. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover.More information about a master’s in mathematics from Dartmouth College

5

Tufts University
Medford, MA

11 Annual Graduates

Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford.More information about a master’s in mathematics from Tufts University

6

New York University
New York, NY

49 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in mathematics from New York University

7

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

6 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in mathematics from University of Notre Dame

8

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

34 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in mathematics from University of Wisconsin - Madison

9

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

19 Annual Graduates

U-M is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.More information about a master’s in mathematics from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

10

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

21 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in mathematics from University of California - Los Angeles

11

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

16 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University

12

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

35 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in mathematics from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

13

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in mathematics from University of Virginia - Main Campus

14

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in mathematics from University of Florida

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Mathematics students that almost earned our Best Mathematics Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank	College	Location
15	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	New Brunswick, NJ
16	Clemson University	Clemson, SC
17	Binghamton University	Vestal, NY

Mathematics by Region

View the Best Mathematics Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Mathematics Related Rankings by Major

Mathematics is one of 4 different types of Mathematics & Statistics programs to choose from.

Math Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Mathematics	2,413
Other Mathematics	58

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics	5,794
Statistics	3,268
Applied Statistics	308
Other Statistics	38

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.