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2025 Best Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges in Illinois
87 Doctor's Degrees
Mathematics is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #26 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 87 doctor's degrees in mathematics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Mathematics School for Your Doctor's Degree

Best Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois The math 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. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 schools for mathematics students working on their doctor's degree.

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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 Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Mathematics in Illinois

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

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Math

1
19 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Chicago if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in mathematics. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from University of Chicago

2
12 Annual Graduates

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

3
26 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in mathematics. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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15 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in mathematics. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from University of Illinois at Chicago

Best Mathematics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 149 41
Ohio 144 28
Indiana 132 54
Wisconsin 108 30

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

Math Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Mathematics 87

Majors Similar to Math

Related Major Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics 21
Statistics 17

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