by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
Mathematics is the 35th most popular major in the country with 30,202 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,168 and had an average of $21,863 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 4,455 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,923 and $22,097 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 329 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mathematics. That schools that top this list have a program in mathematics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 329 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lyon College landed the #1 spot on the list. Lyon College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Batesville, Arkansas. It awarded 14 ’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sweet Briar College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region list. Sweet Briar is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sweet Briar, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region list. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s math degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Centre College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region. Centre College is a small school located in Danville, Kentucky that handed out 22 ’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rust College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region. Rust College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Holly Springs, Mississippi. It awarded 5 ’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Allen University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Allen University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Livingstone College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Salisbury, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s math degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Elizabeth City State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Elizabeth City State University is located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s math degrees to qualified students.
Ave Maria University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Ave Maria, Florida, and it awarded 14 ’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Morris College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Sumter, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 ’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Transylvania University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified ’s math students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Birmingham Southern College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region list. BSC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #13, Davidson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region list. Davidson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Davidson, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #14, Edward Waters College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region list. Edward Waters College is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s math degrees to qualified students.
Vanderbilt University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 143 ’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Hendrix College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Hendrix College is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s math degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Spelman College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Spelman is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 14 ’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Meredith College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Meredith College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 16 ’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Agnes Scott College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Decatur, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified ’s math students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Philander Smith College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified ’s math students in 2020-2021.
Bennett College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region list. Bennett is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 1 ’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Berea College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Berea is a private not-for-profit institution located in Berea, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Randolph College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s math students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, Virginia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 ’s math degrees to qualified students.
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Andrew College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Math Major in the Southeast Region list. Andrew College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cuthbert, Georgia. It awarded 2 ’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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