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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
242 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 10,462 people earned their degree in applied mathematics, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, applied mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $55,528 and had an average of $22,646 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 755 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,050 and $21,685 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 242 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in applied mathematics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent applied mathematics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the applied mathematics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied math degrees to 62 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Math students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Applied Mathematics Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #2 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Applied Mathematics Report

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Math students whose families make more than $110k.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Downtown. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied math degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UH Downtown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,848 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Math students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UH Downtown.

Full UH Downtown Applied Mathematics Report

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students whose families make more than $110k list, UH has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UH.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#6

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Rice University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s applied math degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,999 for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Rice.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, 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 97%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Applied Math Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied math students in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #3 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Baylor University is $36,039 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Math students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Baylor Applied Mathematics Report

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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%.

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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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