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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Washington” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 10,998 people earned their degree in applied mathematics, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States. In , applied mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $59,929 and had an average of $25,554 in loans still to pay off.
Across Washington, there were 393 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,439 and $27,689 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 223 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,970 and $20,602 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Washington” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in applied mathematics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in applied mathematics.
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The 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Washington”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for washington bachelor’s degree applied math students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Whitworth University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Washington list. This small school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Washington list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 144 bachelors’s applied math degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Whitman College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Washington list. Whitman is located in Walla Walla, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s applied math degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Washington State University is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s applied math degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Washington list. Spokane, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s applied math degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
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 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Western Washington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Washington ranking. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied math degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #7, Central Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Washington list. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied math degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Seattle Pacific University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Washington list. Seattle Pacific University is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 1 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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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Seattle University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in Washington list. Seattle U is a medium-sized school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 32 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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