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by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,302 people earned their degree in mathematics and computer science, making the major the 221st most popular in the United States. 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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 993 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major” ranking, we looked at 82 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics and computer science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their mathematics and computer science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree math & compsci students.
Out of the 82 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvey Mudd College landed the #2 spot on the list. Claremont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at Harvey Mudd College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reed College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math and compsci students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 82 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Clara University landed the #4 spot on the list. Santa Clara, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to 66 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at Santa Clara University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. The College of Idaho is a private not-for-profit institution located in Caldwell, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at The College of Idaho
Virginia Wesleyan University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major ranking. Virginia Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of California - San Diego ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 216 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of California - San Diego Mathematics & Computer Science Report
With a ranking of #8, Scripps College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. Scripps College is a small school located in Claremont, California that handed out 3 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 Scripps College
With a ranking of #9, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. University of Illinois at Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 81 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at University of Illinois at Chicago
Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major ranking. MIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major ranking, coming in at #11. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at University of Akron Main Campus
Bowdoin College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. Bowdoin College is a small school located in Brunswick, Maine that handed out 5 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, 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 more about Mathematics & Computer Science at Bowdoin College
Lewis & Clark College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major ranking. Lewis & Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 7 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at Lewis & Clark College
Warren Wilson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major ranking, coming in at #14. Warren Wilson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Swannanoa, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 Warren Wilson
Wellesley College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major ranking. Wellesley College is a small school located in Wellesley, Massachusetts that handed out 5 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #16, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 88 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Mathematics & Computer Science Report
With a ranking of #17, Western Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Valparaiso University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. Valpo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Valparaiso, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 more about Mathematics & Computer Science at Valparaiso University
With a ranking of #19, Colgate University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. Colgate is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hamilton, New York. It awarded 4 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at Colgate
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major ranking, coming in at #20. Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math and compsci students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Mathematics & Computer Science Report
Pepperdine University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. Pepperdine is located in Malibu, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Mercyhurst University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. Mercyhurst University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Erie, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of California - Irvine ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. UC Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full University of California - Irvine Mathematics & Computer Science Report
Bryan College - Dayton ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. Bryan College - Dayton is located in Dayton, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full William Jennings Bryan College Mathematics & Computer Science Report
Yale University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major ranking. New Haven, Connecticut 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 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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