2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computational & Applied Mathematics (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Computational and Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computational & Applied Mathematics is the 505th most popular major in the country with 906 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 40 computational and applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 computational and applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computational and applied mathematics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computational and applied mathematics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The computational and applied math school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Computational and Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Computational and Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computational and Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computational & Applied Mathematics (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$7,318 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Computational and Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computational and applied math students in 2019-2020.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computational & Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Rice is $7,318 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Computational and Applied Math students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Computational & Applied Mathematics at Rice University

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computational & Applied Mathematics (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *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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