2023 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value Math & CompSci Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Mathematics & Computer Science is the 221st most popular major in the country with 1,302 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, mathematics and computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $80,867 and had an average of $19,874 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 82 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Math & CompSci Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics and computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mathematics and computer science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mathematics and computer science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The math & compsci 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 “Best Value Math & CompSci Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Math & CompSci Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Math & CompSci Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

1

George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$14,781 Average Net Price

$56,435 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 41 ’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend GMU is $14,781 for Southeast Region Math & CompSci students whose families make $0-$30k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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 & Computer Science at George Mason University

2

Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Beach, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$20,336 Average Net Price

$32,697 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Wesleyan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Virginia Wesleyan University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s math and compsci degrees to qualified students.

VWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend VWU is $20,336 for Southeast Region Math & CompSci students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at VWU

• Best Value Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science (Income $0-$30k)

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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