2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast 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 Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 31,080 people earned their degree in mathematics, making the major the 32nd most popular in the United States. 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 the Southeast region, there were 4,750 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,143 and $21,686 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,890 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 82 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mathematics programs and cost less that 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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Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree math students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for 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 Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. UCA is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UCA is $15,376 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Western Carolina University is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s math degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $13,722 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math students per year to attend 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 Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s math degrees to 100 students in 2019-2020.
UF also made our “Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 82 schools in the Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Appalachian State is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Appalachian State also took the #25 spot in our “Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State is $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 59 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree math students list, Florida State has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.
The University of West Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. The University of West Florida is a fairly large school located in Pensacola, Florida that handed out 20 bachelors’s math degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UWF is $7,406 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math students.
Middle Georgia State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s math degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,116 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math students per year to attend Middle Georgia State University.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. 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.
It costs about $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math students per year to attend USF Tampa.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its 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%.
University of North Georgia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dahlonega, Georgia, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s math degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,396 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math students per year to attend UNG.
Virginia Tech landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 90 bachelors’s math degrees to qualified students.
Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
With a ranking of #11, Birmingham Southern College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s math degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Birmingham Southern College is $22,107 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math students.
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. The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
James Madison University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s math degrees to 70 students in 2019-2020.
JMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend James Madison University is $22,169 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Athens State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Math 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.
Georgia Southern University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s math degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Georgia Southern University is $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math students.
Florida International University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 38 bachelors’s math degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend FIU is $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Northern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Northern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Highland Heights, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend NKU is $9,049 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math students.
University of Memphis ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Memphis is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Memphis is $13,248 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math students.
University of Alabama in Huntsville came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Huntsville, Alabama. It awarded 31 bachelors’s math degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,860 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math students per year to attend UAH.
Read full report on Mathematics at University of Alabama in Huntsville
University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. UNC Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,529 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math students per year to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on Mathematics at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of Southern Mississippi landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s math students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southern Miss is $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math students.
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Florida Atlantic University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Atlantic University is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 32 bachelors’s math degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math students per year to attend Florida Atlantic University.
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University of North Carolina at Wilmington came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s math degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $19,055 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math students per year to attend UNCW.
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 ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 71 bachelors’s math degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math students per year to attend UGA.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
North Carolina State University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 59 bachelors’s math degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State also took the #14 spot in our “Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Mathematics at North Carolina State University
Tennessee Technological University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Tennessee Tech University is a fairly large public school situated in Cookeville, Tennessee. It awarded 14 bachelors’s math degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Tennessee Tech University is $15,929 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math 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%.
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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%.
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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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