2025 Best General Mathematics Schools in Maryland

If you pursue a degree in general mathematics, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #26 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for general mathematics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 714 degrees in general mathematics annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall General Mathematics Schools List

Choosing a Great General Mathematics School

Your choice of general mathematics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Mathematics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your General Mathematics Degree Level

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 Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for General Mathematics in Maryland

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the mathematical sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Maryland Schools in Mathematical Sciences

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In MD

193 Mathematical Sciences Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Johns Hopkins University if you wish to pursue a degree in general mathematics. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were about 193 general mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general mathematics from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In MD

273 Mathematical Sciences Degrees Awarded

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general mathematics. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were roughly 273 general mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.

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Southern New Hampshire University

Bachelors Degree Type

BA in Mathematics Program Name

If you have a knack for mathematics and an interest in learning more, study online to achieve your career goals at Southern New Hampshire University. Our mathematics degree can help you enhance your mathematical abilities, including reasoning and problem-solving in three areas: analysis, algebra and statistics.

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Related Programs

• BA in Mathematics - Applied Mathematics

3

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In MD

76 Mathematical Sciences Degrees Awarded

University of Maryland - Baltimore County is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general mathematics. UMBC is a large public university located in the suburb of Baltimore. This university ranks 6th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were roughly 76 general mathematics students who graduated with this degree at UMBC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general mathematics from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

4

Towson University
Towson, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5th Most Popular In MD

41 Mathematical Sciences Degrees Awarded

Towson University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general mathematics. Towson is a fairly large public university located in the city of Towson. This university ranks 5th out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were roughly 41 general mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6th Most Popular In MD

Salisbury is a medium-sized public university located in the small suburb of Salisbury. This university ranks 12th out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were roughly 22 general mathematics students who graduated with this degree at Salisbury in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Mathematics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	2,159
Pennsylvania	978	1,292
New Jersey	614	687
District of Columbia	441	136
Delaware	345	41

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General Mathematics Related Rankings by Major

General Mathematics is one of 5 different types of Mathematics programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Mathematical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Mathematics	22

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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.