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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
242 Degrees Awarded
$17,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s applied math degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students with aid list, Rice has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rice is $16,999 for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students with aid.

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

Full Rice University Applied Mathematics Report

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 Getting Aid list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 77 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied math students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students with aid list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.

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

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 62 degrees to qualified bachelors’s applied math students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #4 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Math students with aid per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full ASU - Tempe Applied Mathematics Report

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students with aid.

Read more about Applied Mathematics at Texas State University

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Downtown. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

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. It costs about $6,848 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Math students with aid per year to attend UH Downtown.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

With a ranking of #6, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students with aid.

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

#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 Getting Aid list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s applied math students in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Baylor is $36,039 for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students with aid.

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%. 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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