by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Applied Math Major in South Carolina for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 South Carolina, there were 31 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $24,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,293 and $28,603 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Applied Math Major in South Carolina for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in applied mathematics. To top this list, a school must have a successful applied mathematics program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 “Most Well Attended Applied Math Major in South Carolina for a Bachelor’s”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina bachelor’s degree applied math students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coastal Carolina University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Math Major in South Carolina for a Bachelor’s list. Coastal Carolina University is a public institution located in Conway, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Applied Mathematics at Coastal Carolina University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Aiken. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Applied Math Major in South Carolina for a Bachelor’s. UofSC Aiken is a small public school situated in Aiken, South Carolina. It awarded 10 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Charleston Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Math Major in South Carolina for a Bachelor’s list. Charleston Southern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Applied Mathematics at Charleston Southern University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Presbyterian College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Applied Math Major in South Carolina for a Bachelor’s. PC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Clinton, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Applied Mathematics at Presbyterian College
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Applied Math Major in South Carolina for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Anderson University South Carolina landed the #4 spot on the list. Anderson, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s applied math degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 Anderson University South Carolina Applied Mathematics Report
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