2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Mathematics & Statistics is the 20th most popular major in the country with 51,937 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mathematics and statistics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,652 and had an average of $21,598 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 32,075 mathematics and statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 442 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics and statistics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mathematics and statistics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mathematics and statistics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics
Out of the 442 schools in the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Provo is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 219 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $13,322 for bachelor’s degree mathematics & statistics students per year to attend BYU.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Brigham Young University - Provo
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Rexburg, Idaho, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s mathematics and statistics students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend BYU - I is $7,167 for bachelor’s degree mathematics & statistics students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truman State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Kirksville, Missouri, this small public school handed out 51 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mathematics and statistics students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Truman State University is $12,462 for Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics & Statistics students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full Truman State University Mathematics & Statistics Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Menomonie, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Stout is $15,839 for Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics & Statistics students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is a fairly large school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 39 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is $14,580 for bachelor’s degree mathematics & statistics students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
South Dakota State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State is $19,252 for bachelor’s degree mathematics & statistics students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 more about Mathematics & Statistics at South Dakota State University
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Eau Claire, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to 67 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,020 for Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics & Statistics students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.
Southern New Hampshire University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Southern New Hampshire University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 139 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southern New Hampshire University is $41,095 for Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics & Statistics students.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $16,584 for Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics & Statistics students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Full North Dakota State University Mathematics & Statistics Report
University of North Dakota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of North Dakota is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 22 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UND is $15,738 for Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics & Statistics students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at University of North Dakota
University of Wisconsin - Platteville came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Wisconsin - Platteville is located in Platteville, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $15,718 for bachelor’s degree mathematics & statistics students per year to attend UW - Platteville.
Full University of Wisconsin - Platteville Mathematics & Statistics Report
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UW - Whitewater is a public institution located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UW - Whitewater is $15,249 for bachelor’s degree mathematics & statistics students.
Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
With a ranking of #13, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school situated in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It awarded 36 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is $14,465 for bachelor’s degree mathematics & statistics students.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Purdue University Northwest did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Purdue Northwest is a public institution located in Hammond, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Purdue University Northwest is $11,250 for Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics & Statistics students.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Purdue University Northwest
With a ranking of #15, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SRU is $19,926 for bachelor’s degree mathematics & statistics students.
Northern Illinois University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for NIU is $18,259 for Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics & Statistics students.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $4,514 for bachelor’s degree mathematics & statistics students per year to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Mathematics & Statistics Report
University of Central Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 32 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UCA is $15,376 for Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics & Statistics students.
Full University of Central Arkansas Mathematics & Statistics Report
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is $14,423 for bachelor’s degree mathematics & statistics students.
Read more about Mathematics & Statistics at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW Oshkosh is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $15,463 for bachelor’s degree mathematics & statistics students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh.
Full University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Mathematics & Statistics Report
Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Missouri State University - Springfield is $16,725 for Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics & Statistics students.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Missouri State
Hunter College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Hunter College is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 56 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Hunter is $2,490 for Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics & Statistics students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Ship is a medium-sized school located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 21 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is $22,054 for bachelor’s degree mathematics & statistics students.
University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a fairly large public school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 46 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UMN Duluth is $17,067 for Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics & Statistics students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at University of Minnesota - Duluth
With a ranking of #25, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 125 bachelors’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State is $15,496 for Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics & Statistics students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Rest of the Best 50 in Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Bachelor’s
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 52 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio, TX |
| 53 | University of North Georgia | Dahlonega, GA |
| 54 | University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI |
| 55 | Tarleton State University | Stephenville, TX |
| 56 | California State University - Northridge | Northridge, CA |
| 57 | Texas A&M International University | Laredo, TX |
| 58 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 59 | Sam Houston State University | Huntsville, TX |
| 60 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA |
| 61 | Texas Woman’s University | Denton, TX |
| 62 | Birmingham Southern College | Birmingham, AL |
| 63 | Athens State University | Athens, AL |
| 64 | Lindenwood University | Saint Charles, MO |
| 65 | University of Maryland - Baltimore County | Baltimore, MD |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater, MA |
| 67 | The College at Brockport | Brockport, NY |
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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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- 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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