2025 Best General Mathematics Schools in Tennessee

General Mathematics is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #26 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for general mathematics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 499 degrees in general mathematics annually.

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• Best Overall General Mathematics Schools List

Choosing a Great General Mathematics School

The mathematical sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Mathematics rankings. For our Best Overall General Mathematics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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

General Mathematics Rankings by Degree Level

The mathematical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Mathematics Schools in Tennessee. 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 General Mathematics in Tennessee

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

Top Tennessee Schools in Mathematical Sciences

1

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In TN

165 Mathematical Sciences Degrees Awarded

Vanderbilt University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general mathematics. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were about 165 general mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general mathematics from Vanderbilt University

2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In TN

88 Mathematical Sciences Degrees Awarded

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general mathematics. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #226 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.

There were roughly 88 general mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available.

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Southern New Hampshire University

Bachelors Degree Type

BA in Mathematics Program Name

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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Related Programs

• BA in Mathematics - Applied Mathematics

3

University of Memphis
Memphis, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4th Most Popular In TN

53 Mathematical Sciences Degrees Awarded

University of Memphis is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general mathematics. UofM is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Memphis. This university ranks 12th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 53 general mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In TN

Middle Tennessee State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general mathematics. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro. This university ranks 18th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 23 general mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent data year.

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5

East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6th Most Popular In TN

Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 19 general mathematics students who graduated with this degree at ETSU in the most recent data year.

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Best General Mathematics Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	585
North Carolina	710	750
Georgia	690	474
Virginia	630	694
South Carolina	530	280
Kentucky	518	228
Mississippi	501	156
Alabama	500	352
Louisiana	489	240
Arkansas	466	132
West Virginia	410	84

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Rankings in Majors Related to Mathematical Sciences

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.