2025 Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Applied Mathematics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #82 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of applied mathematics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 506 bachelor's degrees in applied mathematics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

The applied math bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to applied mathematics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other applied mathematics students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for applied mathematics to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized applied mathematics related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Applied Mathematics in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Applied Math

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

193 Annual Graduates

$75,105 Median Starting Salary

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a good decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the applied mathematics major at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill earn $11,318 more than the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

22 Annual Graduates

Emory University is a great option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from Emory University

3

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

25 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics has to look into North Carolina State University. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from North Carolina State University

4

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

19 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics needs to look into University of Kentucky. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from University of Kentucky

5

Auburn University
Auburn, AL

20 Annual Graduates

$60,671 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduation, applied math bachelor's recipients typically make about $60,671 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from Auburn University

6

University of South Florida - Main Campus
Tampa, FL

15 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from University of South Florida - Main Campus

7

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

30 Annual Graduates

Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Lynchburg.More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from Liberty University

8

American Public University System
Charles Town, WV

33 Annual Graduates

$54,697 Median Starting Salary

American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the applied math program report average early career wages of $54,697.

More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from American Public University System

9

Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA

10 Annual Graduates

$50,007 Median Starting Salary

KSU Georgia is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the applied math program earn around $50,007 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from Kennesaw State University

Best Applied Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best applied mathematics colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	43
Georgia	224	62
Tennessee	220	11
North Carolina	213	222
Virginia	213	142
South Carolina	195	30
Kentucky	187	37
Alabama	184	38
Louisiana	171	3
Mississippi	169	4
Arkansas	167	4
West Virginia	147	36

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Rankings in Majors Related to Applied Math

One of 4 majors within the Mathematics & Statistics area of study, Applied Mathematics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Applied Math Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Applied Mathematics	382
Computational & Applied Mathematics	54
Computational Mathematics	36
Financial Mathematics	32
Other Applied Mathematics	2

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mathematics	3,450
Statistics	926
Other Statistics	58

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.