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2025 Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools

280 Colleges in the United States
19,286 Bachelor's Degrees
$50,792 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #25 in popularity, mathematics is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 280 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for mathematics students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19,286 bachelor's degrees in mathematics during the <nil> academic year.

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Choosing a Great Mathematics School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools Your choice of mathematics for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality math program can vary widely even among the top schools. 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 make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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 bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 colleges for mathematics students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mathematics in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Math

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Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in mathematics has to look into University of Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Mathematics bachelor's degree recipients from University of Chicago receive an earnings boost of about $49,629 above the typical earnings of mathematics graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from University of Chicago

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It's difficult to beat Johns Hopkins University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore.

Those mathematics students who get their bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University receive $32,379 more than the average math student.

More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from Johns Hopkins University

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Those mathematics students who get their bachelor's degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology make $58,496 more than the standard math grad.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
45 Annual Graduates

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

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Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca.

Mathematics bachelor's degree recipients from Cornell University receive an earnings boost of about $36,459 above the typical income of mathematics majors.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville.

Those mathematics students who get their bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University earn $53,020 more than the typical math graduate.

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH

Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover.

Bachelor's recipients from the mathematics major at Dartmouth College get $57,463 above the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston.

Mathematics bachelor's degree recipients from Northwestern University get an earnings boost of around $28,738 above the typical income of mathematics graduates.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA

Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford.

Mathematics bachelor's degree recipients from Tufts University get an earnings boost of around $59,720 over the average income of mathematics graduates.

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U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Those mathematics students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor receive $29,884 more than the standard math student.

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Duke University
Durham, NC

Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Those mathematics students who get their bachelor's degree from Duke University make $70,296 more than the average math grad.

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Brown University
Providence, RI
24 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from Brown University

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

Bachelor's recipients from the mathematics major at Boston College make $23,352 more than the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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27 Annual Graduates

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 bachelor’s in mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University

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Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Those mathematics students who get their bachelor's degree from Washington University in St Louis earn $29,007 more than the average math student.

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Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the mathematics degree program at University of Notre Dame make $14,510 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of College Park.

Those mathematics students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Maryland - College Park make $28,337 more than the standard math graduate.

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Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Mathematics bachelor's degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - Madison earn a boost of approximately $16,952 over the average income of mathematics graduates.

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA

Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Those mathematics students who get their bachelor's degree from Villanova University earn $24,689 more than the standard math grad.

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New York University
New York, NY

Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the mathematics major at New York University earn $7,689 more than the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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58 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from Columbia University in the City of New York

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Located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the mathematics program at University of Virginia - Main Campus get $9,992 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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308 Annual Graduates
$60,011 Median Starting Salary
$18,223 Median Student Debt

Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the mathematics program at The University of Texas at Austin earn $9,219 more than the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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151 Annual Graduates
$58,153 Median Starting Salary
$22,639 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Those mathematics students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities receive $7,361 more than the typical math student.

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UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Those mathematics students who get their bachelor's degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill receive $2,610 more than the average math grad.

More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Rest of the Top Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools

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Rice University
Houston, TX
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Amherst College
Amherst, MA
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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
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Boston University
Boston, MA
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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
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William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
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Hamilton College
Clinton, NY
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Remaining Award Winners

This list shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 20% of the 280 different United States mathematics schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
52 University of California - Davis Davis, CA
53 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
54 Williams College Williamstown, MA
55 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
56 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
57 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
58 University of Delaware Newark, DE
59 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
60 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
61 Clemson University Clemson, SC
62 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
63 Fairfield University Fairfield, CT
64 Macalester College Saint Paul, MN
65 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
66 Iowa State University Ames, IA
67 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
68 Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN
69 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Atlanta, GA
70 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
71 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
72 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
73 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
74 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
75 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
76 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
77 Carleton College Northfield, MN
78 St Olaf College Northfield, MN
79 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
80 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
81 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
82 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
83 University of Georgia Athens, GA
84 University of California - Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA
85 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
86 Brandeis University Waltham, MA
87 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
88 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
89 University of California - Riverside Riverside, CA
90 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
91 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
92 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
93 St Lawrence University Canton, NY

Mathematics by Region

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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 18,951
Other Mathematics 335

Majors Similar to Math

Related Major Annual Graduates
Statistics 5,318
Applied Mathematics 4,621
Other Statistics 542
Applied Statistics 145

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