2025 Best Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Mathematics is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #26 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for mathematics students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 211 doctor's degrees in mathematics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor'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

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 doctor'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 easy is it for mathematics to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mathematics related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Mathematics Schools

The math school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Mathematics in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Math

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

11 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in mathematics needs to check out Johns Hopkins University. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Johns Hopkins University

2

New York University
New York, NY

17 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in mathematics needs to check out New York University. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from New York University

3

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

10 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in mathematics has to look into Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Columbia University in the City of New York

4

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

10 Annual Graduates

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a good option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in mathematics. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

5

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

15 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

6

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

16 Annual Graduates

Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

7

Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

10 Annual Graduates

SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public university located in the suburb of Stony Brook.More information about a doctorate in mathematics from Stony Brook University

Best Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best mathematics colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	43
New York	174	99
Maryland	119	18
New Jersey	115	29
District of Columbia	81	6
Delaware	53	7

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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	211

Majors Similar to Math

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Statistics	97
Applied Mathematics	94
Other Statistics	3

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.