by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Math Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Financial Mathematics is the 153rd most popular major in the country with 4,750 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 169 financial mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 financial mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,302 and $25,698 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Math Major in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in financial mathematics. That schools that top this list have a program in financial mathematics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Math Major in Pennsylvania” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree financial math students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilson College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Math Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s financial math degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Math Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s financial math degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Robert Morris University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Math Major in Pennsylvania list. Moon Township, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s financial math degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Vincent College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Financial Math Major in Pennsylvania. Latrobe, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s financial math degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
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