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2025 Best Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

3 Colleges in Pennsylvania
127 Master's Degrees
$51,973 Avg Early-Career Salary
Mathematics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #61 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for mathematics students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 127 master's degrees in mathematics during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Mathematics School for Your Master's Degree

Best Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania The math master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality math program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

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

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

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mathematics in Pennsylvania

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in mathematics.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Master's in Math

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
11 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a master's degree in mathematics. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in mathematics from University of Pennsylvania

2
16 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you want to pursue a master's degree in mathematics. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University

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Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in mathematics needs to take a look at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. SRU is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

Soon after graduating, math master's recipients generally make around $51,973 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in mathematics from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

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
New York 261 186
Maryland 193 64
New Jersey 188 57
District of Columbia 154 6
Delaware 109 1

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

Math Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Mathematics 127

Related Major Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics 513
Statistics 189
Applied Statistics 30

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