2025 Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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 39 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 3,229 bachelor's degrees in mathematics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Mathematics School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of mathematics for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality math program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to mathematics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other mathematics students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for 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 mathematics related body.

Our full 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.

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 Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mathematics in the Far Western US Region

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

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Math

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

198 Annual Graduates

$38,449 Median Starting Salary

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the math program earn an average of $38,449 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from University of California - Los Angeles

2

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

209 Annual Graduates

$46,585 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in mathematics has to look into University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Mathematics bachelor's degree recipients from University of Washington - Seattle Campus get an earnings boost of around $6,538 over the average earnings of mathematics graduates.

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3

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

96 Annual Graduates

$46,674 Median Starting Salary

University of California - Berkeley is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in mathematics. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Bachelor's recipients from the mathematics program at University of California - Berkeley earn $6,627 more than the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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4

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

227 Annual Graduates

$52,339 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in mathematics has to take a look at University of California - San Diego. UCSD is a very large public university located in the city of La Jolla.

Mathematics bachelor's degree recipients from University of California - San Diego get an earnings boost of about $12,292 over the typical earnings of mathematics majors.

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5

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

123 Annual Graduates

$46,447 Median Starting Salary

$38,091 Median Student Debt

Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a very large student population.

Those mathematics students who get their bachelor's degree from University of California - Santa Barbara receive $6,400 more than the standard math student.

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6

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

84 Annual Graduates

$29,300 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the math program report average early career wages of $29,300.

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7

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

14 Annual Graduates

USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from University of Southern California

8

Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA

27 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in mathematics from Santa Clara University

9

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

250 Annual Graduates

$45,924 Median Starting Salary

$20,340 Median Student Debt

UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the city of Irvine.

Bachelor's recipients from the mathematics major at University of California - Irvine get $5,877 more than the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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10

University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

96 Annual Graduates

$40,798 Median Starting Salary

$23,541 Median Student Debt

UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

Soon after graduation, math bachelor's recipients generally earn about $40,798 at the beginning of their careers.

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Best Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best mathematics schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	2,822
Washington	226	385
Oregon	185	333
Nevada	129	101
Hawaii	112	54
Alaska	75	14

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Mathematics Related Rankings by Major

Mathematics is one of 4 different types of Mathematics & Statistics programs to choose from.

Math Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Mathematics	2,933
Other Mathematics	296

Most Popular Majors Related to Math

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics	1,679
Statistics	1,212
Applied Statistics	6
Other Statistics	6

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.