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

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.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Mathematics in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 34 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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in math matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Mathematics in Michigan ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

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. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for mathematics.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Mathematics in Michigan

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 Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

19 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in mathematics has to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in mathematics in Michigan.

There were approximately 19 mathematics individuals who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in mathematics from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Michigan Technological University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in mathematics. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in mathematics in Michigan.

There were about 5 mathematics individuals who graduated with this degree at Michigan Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Michigan Technological University

3

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Michigan State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in mathematics. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in mathematics in Michigan.

There were roughly 4 mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Michigan State University

3

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Wayne State University is a popular decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in mathematics. Wayne State is a very large public university located in the large city of Detroit. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in mathematics in Michigan.

There were about 4 mathematics individuals who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Wayne State University

5

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

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

There were roughly 2 mathematics individuals who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Western Michigan University

6

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Central Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the town of Mount Pleasant. More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Central Michigan University

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
Illinois	153	78
Ohio	144	34
Indiana	130	36
Wisconsin	104	31

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Mathematics Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Mathematics & Statistics area of study, Mathematics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Math Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Mathematics	34

Majors Similar to Math

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Statistics	34
Applied Mathematics	10

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.