2023 Most Well Attended Math & CompSci Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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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 “Most Well Attended Math & CompSci Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,302 people earned their degree in mathematics and computer science, making the major the 369th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 540 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,423 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Math & CompSci Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics and computer science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular mathematics and computer science programs in the United States.
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Most Well Attended Math & CompSci Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Math & CompSci Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate”.
Top 2 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Math & CompSci Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #1 spot on the list. San Diego State University is located in San Diego, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s math and compsci 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at SDSU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Math & CompSci Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Pasadena, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s math and compsci students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 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.
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Notes and References
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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