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2024 Best General Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools

262 Colleges in the United States
21,062 Bachelor's Degrees
General Mathematics is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #24 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 looked at 262 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 21,062 bachelor's degrees in general mathematics to qualified students.

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

Best General Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools Your choice of general mathematics for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. 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

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different 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.

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

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general mathematics. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Mathematical Sciences

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
173 Annual Graduates

University of Chicago is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general mathematics. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of Chicago

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
117 Annual Graduates

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general mathematics. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
134 Annual Graduates

Vanderbilt University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general mathematics. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Vanderbilt University

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
66 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general mathematics has to take a look at Harvard University. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Harvard University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
100 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Johns Hopkins University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
107 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Cornell University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
49 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Northwestern University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
80 Annual Graduates

WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Washington University in St Louis

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
47 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Dartmouth College

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 Annual Graduates

Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
54 Annual Graduates

Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Columbia University in the City of New York

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
225 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
41 Annual Graduates

Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of Notre Dame

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Brown University
Providence, RI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
16 Annual Graduates

Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Brown University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
80 Annual Graduates

UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of California - Los Angeles

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
124 Annual Graduates

NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from New York University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
274 Annual Graduates

UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
94 Annual Graduates

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
118 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of California - Berkeley

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
26 Annual Graduates

Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Emory University

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Amherst College
Amherst, MA
50 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Amherst, Amherst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Amherst College

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86 Annual Graduates

SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Southern Methodist University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
229 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of Maryland - College Park

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
83 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from Northeastern University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
138 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mathematics from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Rest of the Top Best General Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
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Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
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William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA
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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
40 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
41 Boston University Boston, MA
42 University of California - Davis Davis, CA
43 University of California - Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
44 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
45 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
46 Iowa State University Ames, IA
47 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
48 George Washington University Washington, DC
49 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
50 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
51 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
52 Williams College Williamstown, MA

General Mathematics by Region

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Region
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Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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General Mathematics is one of 5 different types of Mathematics programs to choose from.

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