by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 the Southeast region, there were 7,340 mathematics and statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,519 and $21,950 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,147 mathematics and statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 329 colleges that offered a degree in mathematics and statistics. That schools that top this list have a program in mathematics and statistics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The mathematics & statistics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree mathematics & statistics students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lyon College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region. Batesville, Arkansas 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 14 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 329 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sweet Briar College landed the #2 spot on the list. Sweet Briar, Virginia 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.
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. 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%.
Out of the 329 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem College landed the #3 spot on the list. Salem is a small school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 11 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Centre College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rust College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Holly Springs, Mississippi, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Rust College
Allen University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Allen University is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.
Birmingham Southern College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region list. BSC is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Livingstone College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Salisbury, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mathematics and statistics students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Emory University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 210 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics 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. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Emory University
Virginia Military Institute ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region list. Lexington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Virginia Military Institute
Ave Maria University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Ave Maria, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s mathematics and statistics 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%.
With a ranking of #12, Transylvania University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region list. Transylvania University is a small school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 8 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Morris College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region list. Sumter, South Carolina 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 3 students in 2020-2021.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 321 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Davidson College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Davidson, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mathematics and statistics students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Davidson College
Edward Waters College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Edward Waters College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Berea College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region list. Berea is a small school located in Berea, Kentucky that handed out 9 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Hendrix College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Hendrix College
Spelman College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Spelman College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 14 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Meredith College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Meredith is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at Meredith College
With a ranking of #21, Agnes Scott College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region list. Decatur, Georgia 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 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Vanderbilt University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 134 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Millsaps College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jackson, Mississippi 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 6 students 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 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Philander Smith College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Philander Smith College is a small school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 4 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Philander Smith College
Bennett College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bennett College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 1 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics 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.
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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