2025 Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

Mathematics is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #25 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for mathematics students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 361 bachelor's degrees in mathematics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Mathematics School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The 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. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

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

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on mathematics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of mathematics students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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 much debt mathematics students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mathematics related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Mathematics Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mathematics in Washington

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

Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in Math

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

209 Annual Graduates

$46,585 Median Starting Salary

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in mathematics. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle.

Bachelor's recipients from the mathematics major at University of Washington - Seattle Campus make $2,713 above the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Whitworth University
Spokane, WA

25 Annual Graduates

$51,950 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Whitworth University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Mathematics bachelor's degree recipients from Whitworth University receive an earnings boost of around $8,078 above the typical income of mathematics graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from Whitworth University

3

Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA

11 Annual Graduates

Pacific Lutheran University is a good option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in mathematics. PLU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Tacoma.More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from Pacific Lutheran University

4

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

16 Annual Graduates

$22,953 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Western Washington University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the math program earn around $22,953 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from Western Washington University

5

Seattle University
Seattle, WA

14 Annual Graduates

$57,551 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the mathematics program at Seattle University get $13,679 above the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from Seattle University

6

University of Washington - Bothell Campus
Bothell, WA

27 Annual Graduates

$46,585 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Mathematics bachelor's degree recipients from University of Washington - Bothell Campus get an earnings boost of approximately $2,713 over the average earnings of mathematics graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from University of Washington - Bothell Campus

Best Mathematics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Mathematics Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	2,822
Oregon	185	333
Nevada	129	101
Hawaii	112	54
Alaska	75	14

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Rankings in Majors Related to Math

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

Math Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Mathematics	356
Other Mathematics	5

Most Popular Majors Related to Math

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics	261
Statistics	81

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.