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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics in the Southwest Region

101 Ranked Colleges
2,468 Degrees Awarded
$44,226 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region

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 the Southwest Region” 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 the Southwest region, there were 4,496 mathematics and statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,209 and $20,891 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,468 mathematics and statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 101 colleges that offer 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree mathematics & statistics students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 101 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #1 spot on the list. SMU is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 153 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at SMU

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 83 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s mathematics and statistics students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, 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 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Socorro, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s mathematics and statistics 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.

Full New Mexico Tech Mathematics & Statistics Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lubbock Christian University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region. Lubbock Christian University is a small school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Lubbock Christian University Mathematics & Statistics Report

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Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mathematics and statistics students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Jarvis Christian College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region list. Jarvis Christian College is located in Hawkins, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.

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Southwestern University
Georgetown, Texas

Southwestern University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern is a small school located in Georgetown, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Southwestern

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University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

University of Tulsa ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s mathematics and statistics students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, 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 more about Mathematics & Statistics at University of Tulsa

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Schreiner University
Kerrville, Texas

Schreiner University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Kerrville, Texas 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.

Full Schreiner University Mathematics & Statistics Report

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 302 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Mathematics & Statistics Report

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St. Mary's University
San Antonio, Texas

St. Mary’s University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. St. Mary’s is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at St. Mary’s University

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Texas Lutheran University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Seguin, Texas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.

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Huston - Tillotson University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mathematics and statistics students in 2020-2021.

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Texas A & M University - Central Texas landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Killeen, Texas, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mathematics and statistics 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 Texas A & M University - Central Texas Mathematics & Statistics Report

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McMurry University
Abilene, Texas

McMurry University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. McMurry University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.

Full McMurry University Mathematics & Statistics Report

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Austin College
Sherman, Texas

Austin College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sherman, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Texas A&M International University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Laredo, Texas, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at Texas A&M International University

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University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston - Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at University of Houston - Clear Lake

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Concordia University, Texas ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region list. Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeway, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at Concordia University, Texas

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to 124 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. 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 University of Houston Mathematics & Statistics Report

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Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Baptist University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.

Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at OBU

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 100 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, 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 87%.

Full Texas Tech University Mathematics & Statistics Report

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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With a ranking of #24, Northwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region list. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a small public school situated in Alva, Oklahoma. It awarded 4 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Northwestern Oklahoma State University

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The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mathematics & Statistics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 81 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at UT Dallas

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