2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
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In 2019-2020, 30,635 people earned their degree in general mathematics, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 4,712 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,866 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 82 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general mathematics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general mathematics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general mathematics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Mathematics in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 32 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Central Arkansas is $15,376 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students.
Full University of Central Arkansas General Mathematics Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend WCU is $13,722 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students.
Read more about General Mathematics at Western Carolina University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 100 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UF is $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Appalachian State University is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
Appalachian State also took the #25 spot in our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,920 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students per year to attend Appalachian State University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Appalachian State University General Mathematics Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State also took the #22 spot in our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Mathematics at Florida State University
With a ranking of #6, The University of West Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UWF is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 20 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for The University of West Florida is $7,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
Middle Georgia State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Middle Georgia State University is $10,116 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
Read more about General Mathematics at Middle Georgia State University
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students.
The low 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Georgia ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Dahlonega, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,396 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students per year to attend University of North Georgia.
Read full report on General Mathematics at University of North Georgia
With a ranking of #10, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees to 90 students in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students.
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 low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Birmingham Southern College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. BSC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 13 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend BSC is $22,107 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
James Madison University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. James Madison University is a large public school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 70 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at JMU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for James Madison University is $22,169 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Athens State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Athens State University is a public institution located in Athens, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Read full report on General Mathematics at Athens State University
With a ranking of #14, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Southern University is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 18 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend GaSou is $15,536 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students.
Florida International University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students per year to attend FIU.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Northern Kentucky University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend NKU is $9,049 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
Read more about General Mathematics at Northern Kentucky University
University of Memphis landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Memphis is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 29 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UofM is $13,248 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UAH is a medium-sized public school situated in Huntsville, Alabama. It awarded 31 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,860 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students per year to attend UAH.
Full University of Alabama in Huntsville General Mathematics Report
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees to 87 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,529 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students per year to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on General Mathematics at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
With a ranking of #20, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Southern Mississippi is a fairly large school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 18 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southern Miss is $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
Florida Atlantic University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Florida Atlantic University is $10,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students.
Read full report on General Mathematics at Florida Atlantic University
University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 26 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington is $19,055 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 71 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students per year to attend University of Georgia.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, 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 94%.
North Carolina State University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 59 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mathematical sciences students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students list, NC State has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $16,458 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Mathematics at North Carolina State University
Tennessee Technological University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Tennessee Technological University is a public institution located in Cookeville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Tennessee Tech University is $15,929 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Mathematics at Tennessee Technological University
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- 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%.
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- *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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