2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Computational Science is the 224th most popular major in the country with 1,383 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , computational science graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $69,024 and had an average of $27,480 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 282 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major” ranking, we looked at 39 colleges that offer a degree in computational science. That schools that top this list have a program in computational science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major”.
Top 39 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computational Science
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Beaufort. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major. University of South Carolina - Beaufort is a small public school situated in Bluffton, South Carolina. It awarded 9 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rochester. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computational science degrees to 48 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%. 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augustana University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. Sioux Falls, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computational science degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
Full Augustana Sioux Falls Computational Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major. Located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, this fairly large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computational science students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read more about Computational Science at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Le Moyne College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. LeMoyne is a small school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 9 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Le Moyne College Computational Science Report
Elizabethtown College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking. Elizabethtown College is a small school located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Full Elizabethtown College Computational Science Report
With a ranking of #7, Winona State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. Winona State is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s computational science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Winona State University Computational Science Report
With a ranking of #8, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computational science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Washington State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computational science degrees to 34 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Millikin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking, coming in at #10. Millikin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Decatur, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, 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 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Tufts University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 10 bachelors’s computational science 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #13, Temple University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Temple University Computational Science Report
John Jay College of Criminal Justice did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking, coming in at #14. John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 7 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking. UM Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 19 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Iowa State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full Iowa State University Computational Science Report
Augustana College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking. Augustana College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rock Island, Illinois. It awarded 14 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Augustana College Computational Science Report
Florida State University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida State Computational Science Report
With a ranking of #20, American University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s computational science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 The American University Computational Science Report
Rowan University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. This fairly large school is located in Glassboro, New Jersey, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 Computational Science at Rowan University
University of Maine at Augusta did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Augusta, Maine, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computational science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
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Eastern Michigan University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
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With a ranking of #22, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computational science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
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New York City College of Technology came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking. New York City College of Technology is a fairly large school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 0 bachelors’s computational science 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%.
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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking. UW - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s computational science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Full UW - Stevens Point Computational Science Report
Mercer University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking. Mercer University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full Mercer University Computational Science Report
The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking. The Graduate Center, CUNY is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 30 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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.
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Siena College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking. Siena is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Loudonville, New York. It awarded 0 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 Computational Science at Siena College
Duquesne University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking, coming in at #22. Duquesne University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Duquesne Computational Science Report
Loras College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking, coming in at #22. Dubuque, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computational science degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #22, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Arkansas ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computational science degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computational science degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Read full report on Computational Science at Arkansas State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #22, University of Wisconsin - River Falls did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. This medium-sized school is located in River Falls, Wisconsin, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking, coming in at #22. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s computational science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #22, Montclair State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major list. Montclair State University is a public institution located in Montclair, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read full report on Computational Science at Montclair State University
Asbury University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking. Asbury University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilmore, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s 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%.
Read more about Computational Science at Asbury
Anderson University Indiana landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computational Science Major ranking. Anderson, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computational science degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, 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 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- 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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