by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 4,544 people earned their degree in general applied mathematics, making the major the 152nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 249 general applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 general applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general applied mathematics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general applied mathematics.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Tulsa. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 9 masters’s general applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 16 masters’s general applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general applied math degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s general applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s general applied math degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general applied math degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 21 masters’s general applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
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