2025 Best Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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 3 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of mathematics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 doctor's degrees in mathematics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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 college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host 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 North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Mathematics in North Carolina

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

Top North Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in Math

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

13 Annual Graduates

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

2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

12 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in mathematics. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

3

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

11 Annual Graduates

North Carolina State University is a good choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in mathematics. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from North Carolina State University

Best Mathematics Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	46
Virginia	127	23
Georgia	126	16
Mississippi	113	2
Louisiana	103	17
Tennessee	102	18
Alabama	98	17
South Carolina	91	8
Kentucky	87	7
Arkansas	58	2
West Virginia	49	3

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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	36

Majors Similar to Math

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Statistics	42
Applied Mathematics	18

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.