2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics Education
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 3,109 people earned their degree in mathematics education, making the major the 218th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,352 mathematics education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 272 colleges that offered a degree in mathematics education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mathematics education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mathematics education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics Education
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Brigham Young University - Provo is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees to qualified students.
BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,322 for bachelor’s degree math teacher education students per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.
The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 272 schools in the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the #2 spot on the list. WGU is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 129 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,805 for Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students per year to attend WGU.
The low 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%.
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Out of the 272 schools in the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Minot State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Minot State University is a small school located in Minot, North Dakota that handed out 3 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
MSU excels when it comes to math teacher education quality. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend Minot State University is $11,898 for Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students.
Out of the 272 schools in the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #4 spot on the list. Rexburg, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s math teacher education degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend BYU - I is $7,167 for bachelor’s degree math teacher education students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valley City State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s. Valley City, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s math teacher education degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Valley City State University also did well on our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for Valley City State University is $11,981 for bachelor’s degree math teacher education students.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math teacher education students in 2019-2020.
SIUC also made our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $16,945 for Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students per year to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Martin Luther College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. MLC is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Ulm, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
MLC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Martin Luther College is $19,703 for Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University also took the #18 spot in our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University is $16,584 for bachelor’s degree math teacher education students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
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Chadron State College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Chadron State College is a small school located in Chadron, Nebraska that handed out 1 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Chadron State College is $14,268 for bachelor’s degree math teacher education students.
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With a ranking of #10, Wayne State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Wayne State College is located in Wayne, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $13,765 for bachelor’s degree math teacher education students per year to attend Wayne State College.
With a ranking of #11, University of South Dakota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Vermillion, South Dakota, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,555 for Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students per year to attend USD.
The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
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With a ranking of #12, Bemidji State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Bemidji State University is located in Bemidji, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Bemidji State University is $15,868 for Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students.
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Northern State University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Northern State University is $15,851 for bachelor’s degree math teacher education students.
Winona State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s math teacher education students in 2019-2020.
Winona State excels when it comes to math teacher education quality. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. It costs about $17,656 for Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students per year to attend Winona State.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Dakota State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Madison, South Dakota, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,691 for Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students per year to attend Dakota State University.
Western Carolina University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for WCU is $13,722 for Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students.
With a ranking of #17, Southwest Minnesota State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Marshall, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math teacher education students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southwest Minnesota State University is $14,397 for bachelor’s degree math teacher education students.
Full Southwest Minnesota State University Mathematics Education Report
Hunter College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Hunter is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Hunter excels when it comes to math teacher education quality. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend Hunter College is $2,490 for Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mayville State University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Mayville State University is a public institution located in Mayville, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Mayville State University is $12,378 for bachelor’s degree math teacher education students.
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University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a fairly large school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 8 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Duluth is also in the top of our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend UMN Duluth is $17,067 for bachelor’s degree math teacher education students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Delta State University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Cleveland, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s math teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Delta State University is $13,132 for bachelor’s degree math teacher education students.
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Saint Cloud State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s math teacher education degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,267 for bachelor’s degree math teacher education students per year to attend St. Cloud State University.
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With a ranking of #23, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s math teacher education degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Minnesota State Mankato also did well on our “Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $16,221 for bachelor’s degree math teacher education students per year to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mathematics Education at Minnesota State Mankato
Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #24. SWOSU is a public institution located in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SWOSU is $12,891 for Bachelor’s Degree Math Teacher Education students.
University of Wyoming landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Math Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s math teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,159 for bachelor’s degree math teacher education students per year to attend UW.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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