2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Master’s

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 Master’s” 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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 167 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

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 Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Master’s.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science

#1

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan

#3 in overall quality

$17,448 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Master’s. Grand Valley State University is a large school located in Allendale, Michigan that handed out 6 masters’s math and compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

GVSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GVSU are $17,448, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

#2 in overall quality

$18,658 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Master’s. San Diego State University is located in San Diego, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s math and compsci degrees to qualified students.

SDSU also made our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Master’s. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s math and compsci degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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