2025 Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in mathematics, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #25 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 28 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of mathematics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,156 bachelor's degrees in mathematics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Mathematics School for Your Bachelor's Degree

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. 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 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 bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor'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:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to mathematics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other mathematics students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for mathematics to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor'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 bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mathematics in the New England Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for mathematics students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Top New England Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Math

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

139 Annual Graduates

$109,288 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in mathematics needs to look into Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the mathematics degree program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology make $47,600 above the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2

Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH

64 Annual Graduates

$108,255 Median Starting Salary

Dartmouth College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover.

Mathematics bachelor's degree recipients from Dartmouth College receive an earnings boost of around $46,567 above the typical income of mathematics graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from Dartmouth College

3

Tufts University
Medford, MA

47 Annual Graduates

$110,512 Median Starting Salary

Tufts University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford.

Bachelor's recipients from the mathematics program at Tufts University get $48,824 more than the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from Tufts University

4

Brown University
Providence, RI

24 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in mathematics has to look into Brown University. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from Brown University

5

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

63 Annual Graduates

$74,144 Median Starting Salary

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

Mathematics bachelor's degree recipients from Boston College receive an earnings boost of approximately $12,456 above the average earnings of mathematics majors.

More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from Boston College

6

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

86 Annual Graduates

$76,392 Median Starting Salary

Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.

Mathematics bachelor's degree recipients from Northeastern University receive an earnings boost of around $14,704 above the typical earnings of mathematics majors.

More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from Northeastern University

7

Amherst College
Amherst, MA

81 Annual Graduates

$78,500 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Amherst, Amherst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Mathematics bachelor's degree recipients from Amherst College get an earnings boost of approximately $16,812 above the typical earnings of mathematics majors.

More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from Amherst College

8

Boston University
Boston, MA

128 Annual Graduates

$64,604 Median Starting Salary

Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.

Those mathematics students who get their bachelor's degree from Boston University make $2,916 more than the average math grad.

More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from Boston University

9

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

297 Annual Graduates

$42,682 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the math program make around $42,682 for their early career.

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

10

College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA

32 Annual Graduates

$61,761 Median Starting Salary

Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the math program make about $61,761 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from College of the Holy Cross

Best Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best mathematics schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	238	1,369
Connecticut	183	269
New Hampshire	157	242
Rhode Island	157	85
Maine	156	139
Vermont	155	109

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Mathematics Related Rankings by Major

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

Math Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Mathematics	2,149
Other Mathematics	7

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics	612
Statistics	277
Applied Statistics	53
Other Statistics	9

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.