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2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
223 Degrees Awarded
$18,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,134 people earned their degree in mathematics and computer science, making the major the 229th most popular in the United States. 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 Great Lakes region, there were 291 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,850 and $21,583 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 223 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 80 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to qualified students.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $15,880 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students with aid per year to attend UIUC.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at UIUC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 65 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $13,312 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students with aid per year to attend University of Illinois at Chicago.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 & Computer Science at UIC

#3

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Charleston, Illinois, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EIU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $14,607 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Math & CompSci students with aid per year to attend Eastern Illinois University.

Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at Eastern Illinois University

#4

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dominican University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Dominican University is located in River Forest, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to qualified students.

Dominican U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Dominican U is $19,268 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students with aid.

The 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.

Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at Dominican U

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $17,792 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students with aid per year to attend University of Akron Main Campus.

Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at University of Akron Main Campus

#6

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Valparaiso University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Valparaiso, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math and compsci students in 2019-2020.

Valpo also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Valpo is $18,852 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Math & CompSci students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at Valpo

#7

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Calvin University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

Calvin also made our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Calvin University is $26,647 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Math & CompSci students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.

Full Calvin University 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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