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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$24,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

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 Southeast Region” 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 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” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mathematics and computer science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science in the Southeast Region

#1

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #1 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for George Mason University is $21,048 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full GMU Mathematics & Computer Science Report

#2

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lipscomb University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Lipscomb University 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lipscomb, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $24,749 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math & CompSci students per year to attend Lipscomb.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Lipscomb Mathematics & Computer Science Report

#3

The University of Tampa

Tampa, Florida
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tampa. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Tampa, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math and compsci students in 2019-2020.

UT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $30,990 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math & CompSci students per year to attend UT.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Mathematics & Computer Science Report

#4

Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Wesleyan University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Virginia Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 6 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

VWU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,425 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students per year to attend VWU.

Full Virginia Wesleyan University Mathematics & Computer Science Report

#5

Warren Wilson College

Swannanoa, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Warren Wilson College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Warren Wilson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Swannanoa, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Warren Wilson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $22,858 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students per year to attend Warren Wilson.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at Warren Wilson

#6

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Emory University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

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. The estimated yearly cost for Emory is $23,734 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at Emory University

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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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