2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Mathematics & Computer Science is the 229th most popular major in the country with 1,134 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mathematics and computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,850 and had an average of $21,473 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 81 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mathematics and computer science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mathematics and computer science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The math & compsci school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree math & compsci students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s math and compsci students in 2019-2020.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full George Mason University Mathematics & Computer Science Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science (Income $0-$30k)

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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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