2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate in North Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 North Carolina, there were 270 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,400 and $15,775 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in applied mathematics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality applied mathematics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the applied mathematics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics in North Carolina

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$106,421 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 12 doctorate’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Applied Mathematics at NC State

#2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 3 doctorate’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also made our “Best Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055.

Read full report on Applied Mathematics at UNC Charlotte

#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNC Greensboro Applied Mathematics Report

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Steven G. Johnson.

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