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2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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$21,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 299 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 231 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 applied mathematics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied math students in 2019-2020.

BYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $15,362 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree applied math students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 33 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $17,718 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Math students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Utah.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 89%.

Full University of Utah Applied Mathematics Report

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Idaho is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of I, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for U of I is $17,509 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree applied math students whose families make $75-$110k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. CU - Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #3 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CU - Boulder is $25,863 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree applied math students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%. 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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#5

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

Boise State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $19,550 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Math students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Boise State University.

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#6

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

Colorado School of Mines came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Mines is a medium-sized public school situated in Golden, Colorado. It awarded 25 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $30,771 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Math students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Mines.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national 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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