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

7 Ranked Colleges
242 Degrees Awarded
$12,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 10,462 people earned their degree in applied mathematics, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, applied mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $55,528 and had an average of $22,646 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 755 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,050 and $21,685 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 242 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in applied mathematics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent applied mathematics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the applied mathematics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,534 for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Rice University.

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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied math degrees to 77 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $13,270 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Math students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 62 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $8,921 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Math students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,292 for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas State.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied math degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $9,925 for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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#7 in overall quality

University of Houston - Downtown landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s applied math degrees to qualified students.

UH Downtown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston - Downtown is $6,131 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Math students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Baylor University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students whose families make $30-$48k list, Baylor has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $29,849 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Math students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Baylor.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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%.

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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