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2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri

7 Ranked Colleges
372 Degrees Awarded
$18,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in Missouri

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 30,635 people earned their degree in general mathematics, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States.

Across Missouri, there were 451 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 372 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,837 and $25,380 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general mathematics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general mathematics programs, but they also cost less that 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 Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Mathematics in Missouri

#1

Truman State University

Kirksville, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Truman State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri. Truman State is a small school located in Kirksville, Missouri that handed out 30 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Truman State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. It costs about $12,462 for missouri bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students per year to attend Truman State.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Read more about General Mathematics at Truman State University

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Missouri - Columbia is $16,001 for Missouri 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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Mizzou General Mathematics Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #3 spot on the list. Missouri State is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri State is $16,725 for missouri bachelor’s degree mathematical sciences students.

Full Missouri State University - Springfield General Mathematics Report

#4

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #4 spot on the list. UMSL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 21 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMSL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. It costs about $9,435 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students per year to attend UMSL.

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#5

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri. Saint Charles, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lindenwood University is $17,491 for missouri 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%.

Read more about General Mathematics at Lindenwood University

#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Saint Louis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri list. Saint Louis University is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 15 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. The estimated yearly cost for SLU is $28,188 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. The 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.

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#7

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 95 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mathematical sciences students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. It costs about $26,869 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Mathematical Sciences students per year to attend Washington University in St Louis.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about General Mathematics at WUSTL

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *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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