2025 Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Mathematics is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #25 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of mathematics. Combined, these schools handed out 64 bachelor's degrees in mathematics to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor'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

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 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mathematics in Rhode Island

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

Top Rhode Island Schools for a Bachelor's in Math

1

Brown University
Providence, RI

24 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in mathematics needs to look into Brown University. 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

2

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

24 Annual Graduates

$55,330 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in mathematics needs to look into University of Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a large student population.

Those mathematics students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Rhode Island receive $2,317 more than the average math grad.

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

Best Mathematics Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	238	1,369
Connecticut	183	269
New Hampshire	157	242
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	64

Most Popular Majors Related to Math

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics	212
Statistics	8

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.