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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor's

Veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 11,107 people earned their degree in applied mathematics, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States. 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 the Southeast region, there were 1,371 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,325 and $21,281 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 632 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in applied mathematics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent applied mathematics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the applied mathematics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 6 Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 183 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 30,092 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied math students in 2020-2021.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 29,986 students enrolled at UK, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UK offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Kentucky Veteran Student Life Report

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 119 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2020-2021.

Virginia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Virginia Tech supports 37,024 students, and 119 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 108 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,314. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Virginia Tech Veteran Student Life Report

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s list. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 27 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2020-2021.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 36,042 students enrolled at North Carolina State University, 1,102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. During this same period, 27 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full NC State Veteran Student Life Report

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Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Military Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Lexington, Virginia, this small public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied math students in 2020-2021.

VMI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 1,698 students enrolled at Virginia Military Institute, 146 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 76 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,113. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Virginia Military Institute Veteran Student Life Report

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Emory University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying applied math list, Emory has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 13,997 students enrolled at Emory were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 Emory Veteran Student Life Report

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