2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics in Washington

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Washington” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Washington, there were 316 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,267 and $24,773 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 164 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Washington” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Washington.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics in Washington

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$77,401 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 106 masters’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

Read more about Applied Mathematics at UW Seattle

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Washington list. Washington State University is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s applied math degrees to qualified students.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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