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2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in mathematics and computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mathematics and computer science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mathematics and computer science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees 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 $48-$75k list, Emory has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Emory is $19,672 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students whose families make $48-$75k.

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 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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at Emory University

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#2 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #2 spot on the list. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to qualified students.

GMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,468 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend GMU.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.

Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at GMU

#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 $48-$75k. Lipscomb University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 2 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lipscomb, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lipscomb University is $25,044 for southeast region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.

Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at Lipscomb

#4

Warren Wilson College

Swannanoa, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Warren Wilson College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. 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. It costs about $22,301 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math & CompSci students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Warren Wilson College.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Warren Wilson College Mathematics & Computer Science Report

#5

Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Wesleyan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. VWU is a small school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 6 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

VWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Wesleyan University is $24,294 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math & CompSci students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at VWU

#6

The University of Tampa

Tampa, Florida
#6 in overall quality

The University of Tampa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. UT is a medium-sized school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 2 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

UT also took the #6 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $29,312 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Math & CompSci students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UT.

The low 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%.

Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at The University of Tampa

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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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