2025 Best General Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

Ranked #23 in popularity, general mathematics is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 88 doctor's degrees in general mathematics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Mathematics School for Your Doctor's Degree

The mathematical sciences 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 account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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 general mathematics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general mathematics related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Mathematics in New York

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

Top New York Schools for a Doctorate in Mathematical Sciences

1

New York University
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general mathematics. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in general mathematics from New York University

2

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

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general mathematics. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in general mathematics from Columbia University in the City of New York

3

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

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

4

Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Stony Brook University is a good decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in general mathematics. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.More information about a doctorate in general mathematics from Stony Brook University

Best General Mathematics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Mathematics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	311	43
Maryland	190	18
New Jersey	165	29
District of Columbia	143	6
Delaware	63	7

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General Mathematics Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Mathematics area of study, General Mathematics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.