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2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$18,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,134 people earned their degree in mathematics and computer science, making the major the 229th most popular in the United States. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 62 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in mathematics and computer science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mathematics and computer science programs and 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 computer science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #1 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Emory also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,629 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Emory University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive 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 low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.

Full Emory Mathematics & Computer Science Report

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. George Mason University is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students whose families make $30-$48k list, GMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,060 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend GMU.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full GMU Mathematics & Computer Science Report

#3

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lipscomb University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb also made our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $20,503 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Lipscomb University.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Lipscomb University Mathematics & Computer Science Report

#4

Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. VWU is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VWU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for VWU is $20,744 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math & CompSci students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at Virginia Wesleyan University

#5

Warren Wilson College

Swannanoa, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Warren Wilson College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Warren Wilson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Swannanoa, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Warren Wilson, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Warren Wilson is $19,085 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math & CompSci students whose families make $30-$48k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at Warren Wilson College

#6

The University of Tampa

Tampa, Florida
#6 in overall quality

The University of Tampa ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math and compsci students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students whose families make $30-$48k list, UT has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $26,156 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math & CompSci students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Tampa.

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%.

Full The University of Tampa Mathematics & Computer Science Report

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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

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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