2025 Best Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

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 reviewed 4 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of mathematics. Combined, these schools handed out 88 doctor's degrees in mathematics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Mathematics School for Your Doctor's Degree

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 take this into account we include 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.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on mathematics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of mathematics students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for mathematics to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor'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 colleges for mathematics students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Mathematics Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Mathematics in New York

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

Top New York Schools for a Doctorate in Math

1

New York University
New York, NY

17 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in mathematics needs to look into New York University. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from New York University

2

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

10 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in mathematics needs to take a look at Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Columbia University in the City of New York

3

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

10 Annual Graduates

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a great option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in mathematics. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

4

Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

10 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in mathematics has to look into Stony Brook University. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public university located in the suburb of Stony Brook.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Stony Brook University

Best Mathematics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	43
Maryland	119	18
New Jersey	115	29
District of Columbia	81	6
Delaware	53	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Math

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

Math Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Mathematics	88

Majors Similar to Math

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics	43
Statistics	29
Other Statistics	3

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.