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2022 Best Value Financial Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
415 Degrees Awarded
$28,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Financial Math Schools for a Master's 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 Financial Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Financial Mathematics is the 174th most popular major in the country with 4,421 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 428 financial mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 415 financial mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Financial Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in financial mathematics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent financial mathematics programs, but they also 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 financial mathematics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Financial Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Financial Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Financial Mathematics in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Financial Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 69 masters’s financial math degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Financial Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Financial Mathematics Report

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Financial Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 25 masters’s financial math degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Financial Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Financial Mathematics at UH

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Financial Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 62 masters’s financial math degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #4 spot in our “Best Financial Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Financial Mathematics at Arizona State University - Tempe

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Financial Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 154 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #5 spot in our “Best Financial Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Financial Mathematics at UT Dallas

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Financial Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Financial Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Financial Mathematics at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

University of Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Financial Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #3 spot in our “Best Financial Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Financial Mathematics at University of Arizona

#8 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Financial Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s financial math degrees to qualified students.

UT Arlington also took the #8 spot in our “Best Financial Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Financial Mathematics Report

#1 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Financial Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s financial math degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree financial math students list, SMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Financial Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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