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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
242 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Rice University is $24,321 for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, 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 Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 62 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 $75-$110k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $17,373 for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $26,028 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Math students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Downtown. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied math students in 2019-2020.

UH Downtown also took the #7 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,592 for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Houston - Downtown.

Full UH Downtown Applied Mathematics Report

#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. 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 $19,683 for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas State.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

University of Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $18,844 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Math students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Full UH Applied Mathematics Report

#7

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Baylor University is $35,300 for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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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