by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Great Lakes region, there were 4,062 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,747 and $22,659 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,198 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 203 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in mathematics.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree math students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - East. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Richmond, Indiana, this small public school awarded 64 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Wooster. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wooster College is a small school located in Wooster, Ohio that handed out 25 bachelors’s math degrees 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Lawrence University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Appleton, Wisconsin, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s math degrees 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 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 203 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oberlin College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Oberlin, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kenyon College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Gambier, Ohio, and it awarded 16 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wabash College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Crawfordsville, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s math degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Eureka College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Eureka, Illinois, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Beloit College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Beloit, Wisconsin, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Illinois College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Illinois College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jacksonville, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Terre Haute, Indiana. It awarded 16 bachelors’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Aquinas College Michigan ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Aquinas College Michigan is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s math degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Defiance College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Defiance, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s math students in 2020-2021.
Hillsdale College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Hillsdale College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hillsdale, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Monmouth College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Monmouth College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Monmouth, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bluffton University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Bluffton, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s math students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #16, University of Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 173 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Carthage College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Carthage College is a small school located in Kenosha, Wisconsin that handed out 17 bachelors’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Kalamazoo College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. K College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 11 bachelors’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Franciscan University of Steubenville ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Franciscan U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Steubenville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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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Denison University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Denison is a private not-for-profit institution located in Granville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Northland College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northland College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ashland, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 bachelors’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Wilmington College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wilmington College is a small school located in Wilmington, Ohio that handed out 7 bachelors’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Lake Erie College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #23. LEC is located in Painesville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s math degrees to qualified students.
Franklin College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Franklin College is a small school located in Franklin, Indiana that handed out 5 bachelors’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #25, Principia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Principia College is located in Elsah, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s math degrees to qualified students.
Not only did these schools make the top 31 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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