by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 52,396 people earned their degree in mathematics and statistics, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, mathematics and statistics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,845 and had an average of $21,658 in loans still to pay off.
Across Michigan, there were 1,334 mathematics and statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,510 and $24,592 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 911 mathematics and statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,004 and $27,379 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan” ranking looked at 33 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mathematics and statistics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their mathematics and statistics 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan”.
Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Hillsdale College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Hillsdale, Michigan, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Aquinas College Michigan. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan. Aquinas College Michigan is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 12 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kalamazoo College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan. K College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 318 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Mathematics & Statistics Report
Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Alma College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Alma, Michigan, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Grand Valley State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan ranking. Grand Valley State University is a large public school situated in Allendale, Michigan. It awarded 104 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Michigan Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan list. This medium-sized school is located in Houghton, Michigan, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Michigan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #8. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to 183 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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 Michigan State University Mathematics & Statistics Report
With a ranking of #9, Olivet College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan list. Olivet is located in Olivet, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.
Calvin University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan ranking. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan list. This medium-sized school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at University of Michigan - Dearborn
Concordia University, Ann Arbor came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan ranking. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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 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%.
Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at Concordia University, Ann Arbor
Adrian College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan ranking. Adrian College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Adrian, Michigan. It awarded 4 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Hope College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan list. This small school is located in Holland, Michigan, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics 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 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 full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Hope College
Northern Michigan University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan list. Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.
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Kettering University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #16. Kettering is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 4 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at Kettering University
Central Michigan University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan ranking. Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at Central Michigan
Lawrence Technological University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan ranking. Southfield, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lake Superior State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #19. Lake Superior State University is located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.
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Siena Heights University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan ranking. Siena Heights University is a small school located in Adrian, Michigan that handed out 4 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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Madonna University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan list. Madonna University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Livonia, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan list. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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Saginaw Valley State University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan ranking. University Center, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Full Saginaw Valley State University Mathematics & Statistics Report
Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #24. Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #25, Ferris State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in Michigan list. Located in Big Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s mathematics and statistics students in 2020-2021.
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