In this article, we’ve curated more than 220 online courses provided by the top 60 universities across the globe for the study of math in 2024.
To create this list, we amalgamated well-known university rankings to pinpoint the finest institutions and utilized the Class Central database to identify all their online math courses.
If you’re eager to dive into the course list, click here. If you’re interested in learning about our methodology, let’s continue reading.
Methodology
We crafted this list employing a data-driven approach similar to the one used for compiling the top computer science courses from leading universities.
Initially, we isolated the prominent global university rankings. Focusing on math, we examined their latest rankings of the top institutions for the study of math (or closely related subjects). The rankings we utilized are listed below:
Subsequently, we systematically analyzed each ranking by crawling and scraping the data.
After compiling the data, we utilized Jupyter with Python to process it. We consolidated the three rankings into a single ranking by averaging the position of each university in every ranking. Then, we filtered out universities that did not offer online courses and refined the list to the top 60 institutions.
For the 2024 update, we followed the same procedure and utilized the same sources and methodology to identify the top 60 universities offering online math courses.
As illustrated in the image above, the top three institutions for math education are:
- MIT
- Cambridge
- Princeton
Finally, we leveraged the vast Class Central database, comprising 250K online courses, to locate all math courses offered by the universities in the ranking.
The culmination is an extensive list of over 220 online courses provided by the top 60 universities in the world for studying math in 2024.
While analyzing the data, an intriguing discovery was made: 59 out of the top 60 universities offer online courses, a remarkable statistic demonstrating the prolific nature of online course offerings from esteemed institutions.
Stats
- Enrollments range from 11 to over 13 million. Eight courses have over 1 million enrollments each.
- Collectively, the courses listed have garnered over 50 million enrollments, with an average exceeding 382 thousand enrollments per course.
- 210 courses are free, while 17 are paid.
- Courses are offered in various languages including English, French, Chinese, Spanish, German, Korean, Kazakh, and Russian.
- The courses have received a total of 1,900 reviews on Class Central, averaging 29 reviews per course.
- Average course rating stands at 4.53 out of 5.0.
- There are 66 beginner-level courses, 45 intermediate-level courses, and 12 advanced-level courses.
More Courses
With a vast selection of over 220 courses to choose from, we trust you will discover courses that capture your interest. If you desire more options, explore Class Central’s extensive catalog of 250K online courses or delve into our thematic collections:
Subjects
- Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Ratio from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ★★★★★(252)
