2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science in the Southeast Region
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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 & CompSci Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Mathematics & Computer Science is the 369th most popular major in the country with 1,261 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 105 mathematics & computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 94 mathematics & computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics & computer science. That schools that top this list have a program in mathematics & computer 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 Math & CompSci Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students.
Top 14 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science in the Southeast Region
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Wesleyan University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s math & compsci degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full VWU Mathematics & Computer Science Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Warren Wilson College landed the #2 spot on the list. Warren Wilson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Swannanoa, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. 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.
Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at Warren Wilson College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryan College - Dayton. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in the Southeast Region list. Dayton, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s math & compsci degrees to 2 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%.
Full William Jennings Bryan College Mathematics & Computer Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s math & compsci 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Emory University Mathematics & Computer Science Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #5 spot on the list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s math & compsci degrees to 44 students 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 & Computer Science at George Mason University
With a ranking of #6, Palm Beach Atlantic University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in the Southeast Region list. West Palm Beach, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s math & compsci degrees to 0 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%.
Full Palm Beach Atlantic University Mathematics & Computer Science Report
The University of Tampa ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in the Southeast Region list. UT is a fairly large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 3 bachelors’s math & compsci 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%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at The University of Tampa
With a ranking of #8, Lipscomb University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s math & compsci degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
Full Lipscomb Mathematics & Computer Science Report
Duke University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math & compsci students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at Duke University
Converse College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math & compsci students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Converse College Mathematics & Computer Science Report
With a ranking of #10, Furman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in the Southeast Region list. Furman University is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s math & compsci degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at Furman University
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 10 bachelors’s math & compsci degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UNC Charlotte Mathematics & Computer Science Report
With a ranking of #10, Claflin University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in the Southeast Region list. Claflin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It awarded 0 bachelors’s math & compsci degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at Claflin
Newberry College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Math & CompSci Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Newberry, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math & compsci students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at Newberry College
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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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