by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Mathematics is the 35th most popular major in the country with 30,202 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,168 and had an average of $21,863 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 8,244 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,778 and $18,114 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,948 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 119 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of San Mateo. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of San Mateo is located in San Mateo, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 associates’s math degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cuyamaca College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region list. El Cajon, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s math degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laney College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region list. Laney College is a public institution located in Oakland, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 50 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Alameda. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Alameda, California, and it awarded 29 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 119 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Irvine Valley College landed the #5 spot on the list. Irvine Valley College is a fairly large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 154 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
El Camino College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. El Camino College is located in Torrance, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 116 associates’s math degrees to qualified students.
San Diego Miramar College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 52 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Mt. San Antonio College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. Walnut, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s math degrees to 144 students in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Glendale, California, and it awarded 44 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Berkeley City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. Berkeley City College is a medium-sized school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 22 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Skyline College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Skyline College is a medium-sized public school situated in San Bruno, California. It awarded 32 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Evergreen Valley College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Evergreen Valley College is a medium-sized public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 32 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Los Angeles Pierce College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region list. Pierce College is a public institution located in Woodland Hills, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 78 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Foothill College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Los Altos Hills, California, this fairly large public school awarded 52 degrees to qualified associates’s math students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #15, Clovis Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Fresno, California, and it awarded 44 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Canyons landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of the Canyons is a public institution located in Santa Clarita, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 111 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Chabot College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region list. Chabot College is a fairly large school located in Hayward, California that handed out 48 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Mission College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Clara, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s math degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Santa Barbara City College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this fairly large public school awarded 94 diplomas to qualified associates’s math students in 2020-2021.
San Jose City College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Jose, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified associates’s math students in 2020-2021.
Crafton Hills College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region list. Crafton Hills College is a public institution located in Yucaipa, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Grossmont College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Grossmont College is a public institution located in El Cajon, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 68 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
West Valley College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. West Valley College is located in Saratoga, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 associates’s math degrees to qualified students.
Cabrillo College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #24. Cabrillo College is a public institution located in Aptos, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Antelope Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Math Major in the Far Western US Region list. Antelope Valley College is located in Lancaster, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 associates’s math degrees to qualified students.
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