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by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major” ranking looked at 100 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major”.
Out of the 100 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvey Mudd College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 36 ’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at Harvey Mudd College
Out of the 100 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Richard Bland College of William and Mary landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in South Prince George, Virginia, this small public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified ’s math and compsci students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reed College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. Reed College is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 13 ’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
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Out of the 100 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 82 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. Illinois Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 63 ’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Santa Clara University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Santa Clara, California, and it awarded 66 ’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
The College of Idaho landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major ranking. Caldwell, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s math and compsci degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 The College of Idaho Mathematics & Computer Science Report
With a ranking of #9, Virginia Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. Virginia Wesleyan University is a small school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 7 ’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Virginia Wesleyan University Mathematics & Computer Science Report
University of California - San Diego landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major ranking. University of California - San Diego is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 216 ’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Brown University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major ranking. Brown University is a fairly large school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 37 ’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rockland Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. Rockland Community College is a medium-sized school located in Suffern, New York that handed out 10 ’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school situated in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. It awarded 22 ’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major ranking. UIS is a public institution located in Springfield, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Illinois at Springfield Mathematics & Computer Science Report
Mercyhurst University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. Mercyhurst University is a small school located in Erie, Pennsylvania that handed out 14 ’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mercyhurst University Mathematics & Computer Science Report
With a ranking of #16, California Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. California Institute of Technology is located in Pasadena, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s math and compsci degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at Caltech
With a ranking of #17, Scripps College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. Scripps College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Claremont, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate 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.
With a ranking of #18, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s math and compsci degrees to 81 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 University of Illinois at Chicago
Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major ranking, coming in at #19. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s math and compsci degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 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 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s math and compsci degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
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Bowdoin College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major ranking. Brunswick, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s math and compsci degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 more about Mathematics & Computer Science at Bowdoin College
Lewis & Clark College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major ranking, coming in at #22. Lewis and Clark College is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s math and compsci degrees to qualified students.
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 landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major ranking. Warren Wilson is a small school located in Swannanoa, North Carolina that handed out 1 ’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate 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 College
Wellesley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major ranking, coming in at #24. Wellesley, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s math and compsci degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full Wellesley College Mathematics & Computer Science Report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major ranking. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s math and compsci degrees to 88 students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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