by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Math Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Mathematics is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,013 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $45,214 and had an average of $20,076 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 3,771 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,747 and $20,885 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,991 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,415 and $23,858 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 203 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mathematics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in mathematics.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree math students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - East. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Richmond, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s math degrees to 77 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Wooster. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wooster College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wooster, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lawrence University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Appleton, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s math students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oberlin College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Oberlin, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s math students 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%. 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kenyon College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kenyon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gambier, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Wabash College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wabash is a private not-for-profit institution located in Crawfordsville, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s 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. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Eureka College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Eureka, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Beloit College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Beloit is a small school located in Beloit, Wisconsin that handed out 6 bachelors’s math degrees 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Illinois College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Jacksonville, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s math students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a small school located in Terre Haute, Indiana that handed out 32 bachelors’s math degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Aquinas College Michigan came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s math degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Defiance College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Defiance College is located in Defiance, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s math degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Hillsdale College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Hillsdale College is located in Hillsdale, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s math degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Monmouth College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Monmouth, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s math students in 2021-2022.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
With a ranking of #15, Bluffton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Bluffton, Ohio, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s math degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #16, University of Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 169 bachelors’s degrees 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Carthage College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. Carthage College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It awarded 6 bachelors’s math degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Kalamazoo College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kalamazoo College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Franciscan University of Steubenville ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Franciscan University of Steubenville is a private not-for-profit institution located in Steubenville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 Mathematics at Franciscan University of Steubenville
Denison University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Granville, Ohio, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Northland College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Ashland, Wisconsin, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s math degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wilmington College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wilmington College is a small school located in Wilmington, Ohio that handed out 4 bachelors’s math degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #23, Lake Erie College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Painesville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s math degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
Franklin College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. Franklin, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s math degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 Mathematics at Franklin College of Indiana
With a ranking of #25, Principia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Elsah, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s math students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Not only did these schools make the top 31 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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