2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics in the Southwest Region
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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Southwest Region” 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 the Southwest region, there were 813 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,306 and $31,813 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 238 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in applied mathematics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their applied mathematics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied math students.
Top 14 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics in the Southwest Region
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity University landed the #1 spot on the list. Trinity U is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Full Trinity University Applied Mathematics Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St. Thomas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region list. University of St. Thomas is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Applied Mathematics at University of St. Thomas
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wiley College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region. Wiley College is a small school located in Marshall, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Wiley College Applied Mathematics Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 13 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read more about Applied Mathematics at Rice
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Tulsa. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Applied Mathematics at University of Tulsa
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 98 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read more about Applied Mathematics at Texas A&M College Station
Texas State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied math degrees to 21 students 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%.
Read full report on Applied Mathematics at Texas State
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s applied math students in 2021-2022.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Applied Mathematics at Arizona State University - Tempe
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied math degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read more about Applied Mathematics at University of Houston
University of Central Oklahoma came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 6 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UCO Applied Mathematics Report
Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s applied math degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read more about Applied Mathematics at Baylor University
Oral Roberts University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Oral Roberts University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 0 bachelors’s 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 1.5% 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%.
Full ORU Applied Mathematics Report
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s applied math students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Read more about Applied Mathematics at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Southwestern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Georgetown, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied math students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southwestern University Applied Mathematics Report
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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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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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