2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Mathematics in Illinois

If you pursue a doctor's degree in mathematics, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #25 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for mathematics students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 79 doctor's degrees in mathematics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Mathematics in Illinois ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for mathematics, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Mathematics Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for mathematics.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Mathematics in Illinois

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Math Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

31 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a popular option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in mathematics. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in mathematics in Illinois.

There were roughly 31 mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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2

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

18 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Chicago is a popular decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in mathematics. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in mathematics in Illinois.

There were approximately 18 mathematics individuals who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.

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3

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

17 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Chicago is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in mathematics. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in mathematics in Illinois.

There were approximately 17 mathematics individuals who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.

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4

Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northern Illinois University is a popular choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in mathematics. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in mathematics in Illinois.

There were approximately 6 mathematics students who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent data year.

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5

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

SIUC is a large public university located in the city of Carbondale.

There were roughly 4 mathematics individuals who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent data year.

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6

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in mathematics in Illinois.

There were approximately 3 mathematics individuals who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Mathematics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mathematics Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	149	44
Ohio	144	34
Indiana	130	36
Wisconsin	104	31

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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	79

Majors Similar to Math

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Statistics	24
Applied Mathematics	12

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.