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2023 Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$30,463 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,306 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Applied Mathematics School for You

Applied Mathematics is the #79 most popular major in the country with 11,107 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for applied math students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for applied math majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Applied Mathematics Schools

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for applied mathematics students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year.

UT Austin also made our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.

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$20,906 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNT are $20,906 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great value for applied mathematics students. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMU are $60,236 a year.

SMU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 a year. Applied Math majors at Texas A&M College Station take out an average of $16,928 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $170.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best applied mathematics schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Dallas are $39,776 per year.

UT Dallas excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,764 in tuition and fees each year.

OSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best value schools for applied mathematics students. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

ASU - Tempe undergraduate students pay an average of $29,438 in tuition and fees each year. On average, applied math graduates from ASU - Tempe take out $20,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, ASU - Tempe is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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$29,299 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Arlington are $29,299 per year.

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#9

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for applied mathematics students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year.

UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value applied mathematics programs. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Arizona are $35,153 a year.

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Best Applied Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best applied mathematics colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 638
Arizona 171
Oklahoma 24
New Mexico 1

One of 4 majors within the area of study, applied mathematics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mathematics 30,202
Statistics 9,979
Other Statistics 644
Applied Statistics 464

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Steven G. Johnson.

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