2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Plains States Region” 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 Plains States region, there were 10 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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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 for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region”.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science in the Plains States Region

#1

Morningside College

Sioux City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$21,337 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morningside College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Morningside is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux City, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Morningside also made our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $21,337 for plains states region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students per year to attend Morningside.

Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at Morningside College

#2

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$26,869 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s math and compsci students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also made our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $26,869 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Math & CompSci students per year to attend Washington University in St Louis.

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 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at Washington University in St Louis

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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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