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2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k

10 Ranked Colleges
426 Degrees Awarded
$14,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor's in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k

Students 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 “Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Mathematics is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 31,080 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,066 and had an average of $21,378 in loans still to pay off.

Across Washington, there were 457 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,980 and $21,769 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 426 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,202 and $21,977 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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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The math school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income $30-$48k) in Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 190 bachelors’s math degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Washington - Seattle Campus is $7,467 for washington bachelor’s degree math students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Mathematics at UW Seattle

#2

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. EWU is a public institution located in Cheney, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

EWU also made our “Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $8,821 for washington bachelor’s degree math students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Eastern Washington University.

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#3

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k list. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 4 bachelors’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Washington State University is $11,337 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Math students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Washington State University Mathematics Report

#4

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WWU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WWU is $11,228 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Math students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%.

Full Western Washington University Mathematics Report

#5

Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pacific Lutheran University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Tacoma, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s math students in 2019-2020.

PLU also made our “Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $17,998 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Math students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Pacific Lutheran University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Mathematics at Pacific Lutheran University

#6

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

Central Washington University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. CWU is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 3 bachelors’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU also made our “Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend CWU is $11,423 for washington bachelor’s degree math students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7

Whitworth University

Spokane, Washington

Whitworth University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Spokane, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s math students in 2019-2020.

Whitworth also took the #4 spot in our “Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $17,561 for washington bachelor’s degree math students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Whitworth.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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University of Washington - Bothell Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. University of Washington - Bothell Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Bothell, Washington. It awarded 37 bachelors’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Bothell also made our “Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for University of Washington - Bothell Campus is $8,355 for washington bachelor’s degree math students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, 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 89%.

Read more about Mathematics at University of Washington - Bothell Campus

#9

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington

Gonzaga University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spokane, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Gonzaga also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Gonzaga University is $23,111 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Math students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.

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#10

University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, Washington

University of Puget Sound did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. Puget Sound is a small school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 22 bachelors’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

Puget Sound also took the #5 spot in our “Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $25,500 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Math students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Puget Sound.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, 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.

Read more about Mathematics at Puget Sound

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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