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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Mathematics is the 26th most popular major in the country with 29,793 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 4,422 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,661 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 313 colleges that offered a degree in general mathematics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general mathematics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lyon College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Lyon College is a small school located in Batesville, Arkansas that handed out 14 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sweet Briar College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Sweet Briar, Virginia, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salem College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 313 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Centre College landed the #4 spot on the list. Centre College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Danville, Kentucky. It awarded 22 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rust College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Holly Springs, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Allen University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Allen University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 3 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Livingstone College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Livingstone College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salisbury, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Ave Maria University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Ave Maria University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ave Maria, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Mathematics at Ave Maria University
Morris College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Morris College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sumter, South Carolina. It awarded 3 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Transylvania University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Transylvania University is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Birmingham Southern College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. BSC is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Mathematics at Birmingham Southern College
Davidson College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Davidson College is located in Davidson, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified 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. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Edward Waters College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Edward Waters College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 4 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Hendrix College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Hendrix is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Spelman College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mathematical sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Meredith College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Meredith is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Vanderbilt University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 134 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Philander Smith College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Philander Smith College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Bennett College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mathematical sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate 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.
With a ranking of #20, Berea College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Berea College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berea, Kentucky. It awarded 8 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #21, Randolph College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Wofford College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Young Harris College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Young Harris, Georgia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mississippi Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Itta Bena, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mathematical sciences degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Mathematics at Mississippi Valley State University
With a ranking of #25, Emmanuel College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Emmanuel College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Franklin Springs, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Not only did these schools make the top 47 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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