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 “Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” 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 Plains States region, there were 1,934 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,379 and $22,002 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in mathematics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular mathematics programs in the United States.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree math students.
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Ankeny, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s math degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Ozarks Technical Community College is a fairly large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 2 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Norfolk, Nebraska, and it awarded 2 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. NHSC is a small public school situated in New Town, North Dakota. It awarded 0 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa Central Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Fort Dodge, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s math degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Iowa Community College District landed the #5 spot on the list. Eastern Iowa Community College District is a medium-sized school located in Davenport, Iowa that handed out 0 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s math degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian Hills Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Ottumwa, Iowa, and it awarded 0 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Barton County Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Barton Community College is a public institution located in Great Bend, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dodge City Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Dodge City, Kansas, and it awarded 0 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ellsworth Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Ellsworth is a public institution located in Iowa Falls, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. CMU CLAS is a small school located in Fayette, Missouri that handed out 10 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. El Dorado, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s math degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 4 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, 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 92%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Nebraska Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Western Nebraska Community College is a small public school situated in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. It awarded 0 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Southeastern Community College is a small school located in West Burlington, Iowa that handed out 0 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Hennepin Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. North Hennepin Community College is a medium-sized school located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota that handed out 0 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshalltown Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Math Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Marshalltown Community College is a small public school situated in Marshalltown, Iowa. It awarded 0 associates’s math degrees in 2020-2021.
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