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

a master's degree in applied mathematics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #35 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 984 master's degrees in applied mathematics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Applied Mathematics School for Your Master's Degree

The applied math master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality applied 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 for a Master's Degree 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 master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master'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 much a school focuses on applied mathematics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other applied mathematics students want to attend this school to pursue a master'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 applied mathematics to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized applied mathematics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for applied mathematics students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Applied 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 Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Applied Math

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

132 Annual Graduates

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a good choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in applied mathematics. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2

Brown University
Providence, RI

10 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in applied mathematics needs to check out Brown University. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from Brown University

3

Boston University
Boston, MA

100 Annual Graduates

Boston University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in applied mathematics. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from Boston University

4

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

68 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in applied mathematics needs to look into Boston College. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chestnut Hill.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from Boston College

5

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

188 Annual Graduates

Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from Northeastern University

6

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

98 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from University of Connecticut

7

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

24 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from University of Massachusetts Amherst

8

Brandeis University
Waltham, MA

96 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from Brandeis University

9

Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

14 Annual Graduates

Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Fairfield.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from Fairfield University

Best Applied Mathematics Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	731
Connecticut	153	303
Rhode Island	127	12
New Hampshire	108	13

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Applied Mathematics Related Rankings by Major

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

Applied Math Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Financial Mathematics	908
General Applied Mathematics	76

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Statistics	185
Mathematics	183

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Steven G. Johnson. More about our data sources and methodologies.