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2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Mathematics & Computer Science is the 229th most popular major in the country with 1,134 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mathematics and computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,850 and had an average of $21,473 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 81 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 62 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mathematics and computer science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mathematics and computer science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mathematics and computer science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Emory University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to qualified students.

Emory did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,468 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Emory University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Emory Mathematics & Computer Science Report

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #2 spot on the list. George Mason University is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 30 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for George Mason University is $16,204 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full GMU Mathematics & Computer Science Report

#3

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lipscomb is $20,036 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math & CompSci students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Lipscomb University Mathematics & Computer Science Report

#4

Warren Wilson College

Swannanoa, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Warren Wilson College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Swannanoa, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

Warren Wilson also made our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Warren Wilson is $20,932 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math & CompSci students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at Warren Wilson

#5

Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Wesleyan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. VWU is a small school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 6 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VWU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend VWU is $20,816 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math & CompSci students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at Virginia Wesleyan University

#6

The University of Tampa

Tampa, Florida
#6 in overall quality

The University of Tampa ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Tampa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $26,104 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math & CompSci students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UT.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Mathematics & Computer Science Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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