2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics
1,226
Ranked Colleges
21,425
Degrees Awarded
$44,783
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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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21,425 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major” ranking analyzed 1,226 colleges that offered a degree in mathematics. That schools that top this list have a program in mathematics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree math students.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Amherst College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major. This small school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Amherst Mathematics Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Williams College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major. This small school is located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and it awarded 72 bachelors’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Mathematics at Williams
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Macalester College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major. Macalester is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 56 bachelors’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Macalester College Mathematics Report
Out of the 1,226 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Carleton College landed the #4 spot on the list. Carleton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northfield, Minnesota. It awarded 45 bachelors’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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. 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 more about Mathematics at Carleton College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Haverford College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major list. Haverford is located in Haverford, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s math degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Haverford Mathematics Report
Bryn Mawr College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking. Bryn Mawr College is located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s math degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Bryn Mawr College Mathematics Report
Harvey Mudd College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking. Harvey Mudd College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Claremont, California. It awarded 16 bachelors’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College
Lyon College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking. Lyon is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Batesville, Arkansas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mathematics at Lyon College
With a ranking of #9, Swarthmore College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major list. Located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Mathematics at Swarthmore
With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - East did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major list. IU East is a public institution located in Richmond, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mathematics at IU East
St Olaf College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major list. This small school is located in Northfield, Minnesota, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full St. Olaf Mathematics Report
Hamilton College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking. Hamilton College is located in Clinton, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s math degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Mathematics at Hamilton
Pomona College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking. Located in Claremont, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Pomona College Mathematics Report
With a ranking of #14, Bowdoin College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major list. Bowdoin is located in Brunswick, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s math degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Mathematics at Bowdoin
Reed College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major list. Reed College is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 22 bachelors’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Reed Mathematics Report
Sweet Briar College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major list. Located in Sweet Briar, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Full Sweet Briar College Mathematics Report
Ottawa University - Online ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major list. Located in Ottawa, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Ottawa University - Online Mathematics Report
With a ranking of #18, Salem College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major list. This small school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Salem Mathematics Report
Bethany Lutheran College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s math students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mathematics at BLC
Ursinus College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking. Ursinus College is located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s math degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Mathematics at Ursinus
Centre College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major list. Centre College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Danville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Centre College Mathematics Report
Mayville State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major list. Mayville State University is a public institution located in Mayville, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mayville State University Mathematics Report
The College of Wooster did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking, coming in at #23. Wooster College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wooster, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mathematics at The College of Wooster
Pitzer College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking. Pitzer is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Claremont, California. It awarded 12 bachelors’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Pitzer College Mathematics Report
Franklin and Marshall College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major ranking. This small school is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Franklin and Marshall Mathematics Report
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