2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Mathematics is the 27th most popular major in the country with 30,635 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,080 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,160 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 32 colleges that offered a degree in general mathematics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general 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 general mathematics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Mathematics in the Southwest Region
Out of the 32 schools in the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley General Mathematics Report
Out of the 32 schools in the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees to 111 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students list, UH has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students per year to attend University of Houston.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students list, UH Clear Lake has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston - Clear Lake is $10,612 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #5 spot on the list. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 56 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students list, UTSA has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,853 for southwest region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students per year to attend UTSA.
Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 103 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also made our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Tarleton State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,979 for southwest region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students per year to attend Tarleton.
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With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M International University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Laredo, Texas, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M International University also made our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #24. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M International University is $3,074 for southwest region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
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Sam Houston State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 26 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
SHSU also made our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #23. The estimated yearly cost for Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
Full Sam Houston State University General Mathematics Report
Texas Woman’s University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 25 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students list, TWU has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Woman’s University is $9,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees to 65 students in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Houston - Downtown ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Houston - Downtown is $6,848 for southwest region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
With a ranking of #13, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 33 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU also took the #17 spot in our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s mathematical sciences students in 2019-2020.
SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SFASU is $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students.
Texas State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students.
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 57 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce also took the #22 spot in our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Commerce is $13,017 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students.
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Angelo State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Angelo, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mathematical sciences students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Angelo State University is $13,819 for southwest region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UTEP also took the #20 spot in our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UTEP is $8,920 for southwest region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
With a ranking of #19, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students per year to attend UT Arlington.
Northern Arizona University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s mathematical sciences students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for NAU is $12,915 for southwest region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 128 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on General Mathematics at Arizona State University - Tempe
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 10 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is $16,332 for southwest region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.
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With a ranking of #23, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 137 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Mathematics at University of Arizona
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 319 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,023 for southwest region bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students per year to attend UT Austin.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 ranking of #25, St. Mary’s University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. St. Mary’s is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 16 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Mary’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St. Mary’s University is $19,276 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students.
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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%.
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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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