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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computational & Applied Mathematics (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

1 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$4,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computational and Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Computational and Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 906 people earned their degree in computational and applied mathematics, making the major the 505th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 72 computational and applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 computational and applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computational and applied mathematics 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 computational and applied mathematics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The computational and applied math 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 Computational and Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Computational and Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computational and Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computational & Applied Mathematics (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computational and Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Northwestern University is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 22 bachelors’s computational and applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computational & Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northwestern is $3,995 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computational and Applied Math students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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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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