2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Applied Mathematics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Applied Mathematics is the 162nd most popular major in the country with 4,536 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 235 general applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 22 general applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general applied mathematics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general applied mathematics programs that also have a lower cost than 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 general applied mathematics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 “Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Applied Mathematics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general applied math degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

The University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

$25,807 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s general applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Applied 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 The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$18,689 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s general applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Applied Mathematics at University of Houston

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Applied Mathematics (Income $30-$48k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Steven G. Johnson.

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