2025 Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #82 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 12 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,679 bachelor's degrees in applied mathematics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Applied Mathematics School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of applied mathematics for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality applied math program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on applied mathematics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of applied mathematics students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt applied mathematics students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized applied mathematics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for applied mathematics students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Applied Mathematics Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Applied Mathematics in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics.

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Applied Math

1

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

264 Annual Graduates

$71,814 Median Starting Salary

$25,000 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics has to check out University of California - Berkeley. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Bachelor's recipients from the applied mathematics program at University of California - Berkeley make $19,354 more than the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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2

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

369 Annual Graduates

$61,188 Median Starting Salary

$41,374 Median Student Debt

University of California - Los Angeles is a great choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Applied Mathematics bachelor's degree recipients from University of California - Los Angeles earn a boost of around $8,728 over the average earnings of applied mathematics majors.

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

126 Annual Graduates

$71,622 Median Starting Salary

$33,446 Median Student Debt

It's difficult to beat University of Southern California if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.

Bachelor's recipients from the applied mathematics program at University of Southern California make $19,162 above the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

158 Annual Graduates

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a good option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

184 Annual Graduates

$59,638 Median Starting Salary

Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Those applied mathematics students who get their bachelor's degree from University of California - Santa Barbara earn $7,178 more than the typical applied math grad.

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6

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

94 Annual Graduates

$53,940 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the applied math program report average early career earnings of $53,940.

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University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

132 Annual Graduates

$42,859 Median Starting Salary

UCSD is a very large public university located in the city of La Jolla.

Soon after graduating, applied math bachelor's recipients typically earn about $42,859 at the beginning of their careers.

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University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

19 Annual Graduates

UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the city of Santa Cruz.More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from University of California - Santa Cruz

9

San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

39 Annual Graduates

$42,856 Median Starting Salary

SDSU is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Diego.

After graduating, applied math bachelor's recipients generally make an average of $42,856 in their early careers.

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10

University of California - Merced
Merced, CA

38 Annual Graduates

$39,138 Median Starting Salary

UC Merced is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize suburb of Merced.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the applied math program make about $39,138 in the first couple years of working.

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Best Applied Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best applied mathematics schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	1,422
Washington	226	176
Oregon	185	14
Nevada	129	0

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Applied Mathematics Related Rankings by Major

Applied Mathematics is one of 4 different types of Mathematics & Statistics programs to choose from.

Applied Math Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Applied Mathematics	1,089
Other Applied Mathematics	220
Computational Mathematics	157
Financial Mathematics	135
Computational & Applied Mathematics	78

Most Popular Majors Related to Applied Math

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mathematics	3,229
Statistics	1,212
Applied Statistics	6
Other Statistics	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Steven G. Johnson. More about our data sources and methodologies.