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

15 Ranked Colleges
755 Degrees Awarded
$13,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Applied Math Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Applied Math Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Applied Mathematics is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 10,462 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Math Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in applied mathematics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great applied mathematics programs and 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 15 Best Value Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Applied Math Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,534 for southwest region 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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Applied Math Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 ’s applied math degrees to qualified students.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,082 for southwest region applied math students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UNT.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Applied Mathematics at University of North Texas

Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Applied Math Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 96 ’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #4 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $13,270 for Southwest Region 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 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Applied Mathematics Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Applied Math Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 39 ’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region applied math students whose families make $30-$48k list, University of Arizona has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $11,466 for southwest region 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 85%.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Applied Math Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #5 spot on the list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 79 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region applied math students whose families make $30-$48k list, UT Austin has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $13,575 for southwest region applied math students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Applied Math Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UT Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 154 ’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #5 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,745 for Southwest Region Applied Math students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Texas at Dallas.

The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 3 ’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,109 for Southwest Region Applied Math students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UTSA.

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With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 5 ’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,962 for Southwest Region Applied Math students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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With a ranking of #9, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 140 ’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,921 for southwest region applied math students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

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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#10

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Applied Math Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 40 ’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region applied math students whose families make $30-$48k list, UH has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,925 for southwest region applied math students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Houston.

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

Read more about Applied Mathematics at University of Houston

#11

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Applied Math Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 43 degrees to qualified ’s applied math students in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $12,292 for Southwest Region Applied Math students whose families make $30-$48k.

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The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #12. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 9 ’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Arlington is $12,974 for southwest region applied math students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Applied Mathematics at The University of Texas at Arlington

University of Houston - Downtown landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 7 ’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Downtown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,131 for Southwest Region Applied Math students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UH Downtown.

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With a ranking of #14, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 65 ’s applied math degrees to qualified students.

SMU also made our “Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $27,331 for Southwest Region Applied Math students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SMU.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read more about Applied Mathematics at Southern Methodist University

#15

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Applied Math Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 4 ’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor University is $29,849 for southwest region applied math students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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  • *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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