by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Indiana” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Applied Mathematics is the 78th most popular major in the country with 11,107 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, applied mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $59,929 and had an average of $21,348 in loans still to pay off.
Across Indiana, there were 222 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,857 and $26,625 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Indiana” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in applied mathematics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in applied mathematics.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for indiana bachelor’s degree applied math students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University - Mishawaka. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Indiana list. Bethel University - Mishawaka is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mishawaka, Indiana. It awarded 8 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s College landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Mary’s College is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s applied math degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Taylor University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Indiana list. Taylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Upland, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wabash College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Indiana. Wabash is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Crawfordsville, Indiana. It awarded 3 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland City University landed the #5 spot on the list. Oakland City University is a small school located in Oakland City, Indiana that handed out 3 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #6, Franklin College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Indiana list. Located in Franklin, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied math students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Indiana University - South Bend ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Indiana list. Indiana University - South Bend is a public institution located in South Bend, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana University - South Bend Applied Mathematics Report
With a ranking of #8, Anderson University Indiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Indiana list. Anderson University Indiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in Anderson, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Indiana ranking. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, University of Evansville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Indiana list. This small school is located in Evansville, Indiana, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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