2025 Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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 looked at 19 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,374 bachelor's degrees in mathematics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Mathematics School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The math bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on mathematics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of mathematics students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt mathematics students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 schools for mathematics students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Mathematics Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mathematics in Massachusetts

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

10 Top Massachusetts Schools for a Bachelor's in Math

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

139 Annual Graduates

$109,288 Median Starting Salary

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a wonderful option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in mathematics. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Mathematics bachelor's degree recipients from Massachusetts Institute of Technology receive an earnings boost of about $44,046 above the average earnings of mathematics majors.

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

2

Tufts University
Medford, MA

47 Annual Graduates

$110,512 Median Starting Salary

Tufts University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Those mathematics students who get their bachelor's degree from Tufts University earn $45,270 more than the typical math grad.

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

3

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

63 Annual Graduates

$74,144 Median Starting Salary

Boston College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Those mathematics students who get their bachelor's degree from Boston College receive $8,902 more than the standard math student.

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

4

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

86 Annual Graduates

$76,392 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Northeastern University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Mathematics bachelor's degree recipients from Northeastern University get an earnings boost of approximately $11,150 above the average earnings of mathematics majors.

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

5

Amherst College
Amherst, MA

81 Annual Graduates

$78,500 Median Starting Salary

Amherst is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Amherst.

Bachelor's recipients from the mathematics degree program at Amherst College make $13,258 above the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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

6

Boston University
Boston, MA

128 Annual Graduates

$64,604 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

Soon after graduating, math bachelor's recipients generally make around $64,604 in the first five years of their career.

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

7

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

297 Annual Graduates

$42,682 Median Starting Salary

UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Amherst.

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

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

8

College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA

32 Annual Graduates

$61,761 Median Starting Salary

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

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

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

9

Williams College
Williamstown, MA

55 Annual Graduates

$55,193 Median Starting Salary

Williams is a small private not-for-profit college located in the fringe town of Williamstown.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the math program make about $55,193 in the first couple years of their career.

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

10

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

26 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Best Mathematics Colleges in the New England Region

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

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

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Rankings in Majors Related to Math

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

Math Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Mathematics	1,371
Other Mathematics	3

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics	279
Statistics	98
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.