2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics in the Plains States Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Plains States region, there were 245 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $26,362 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The applied math school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region”.
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Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.
Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s applied math degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s applied math degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree applied math students list, South Dakota State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.
Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 4 doctorate’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMSL, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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