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2023 Best Value Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

46 Colleges
$27,255 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,783 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree School for You

Mathematics is the #35 most popular major in the country with 30,202 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the math bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Our analysis found Central Michigan University to be the best value school for mathematics students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,094 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUE are $11,496 per year.

Full Mathematics at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mathematics schools in the Great Lakes Region . NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that math majors at NIU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,471.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Eau Claire are $17,149 a year. The average amount in student loans that math majors at UW - Eau Claire take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,034.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Eau Claire is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purdue University Northwest is a great value for mathematics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Purdue Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $14,349 in tuition and fees each year.

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Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mathematics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

WIU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,297 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mathematics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

UW - La Crosse undergraduate students pay an average of $18,014 in tuition and fees each year. Math majors at UW - La Crosse take out an average of $23,131 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - La Crosse also did well on our Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Mathematics at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Report

With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mathematics students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public school located in the town of Whitewater.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Whitewater are $16,602 per year. Math majors at UW - Whitewater take out an average of $22,415 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

UW - Whitewater excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Mathematics at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Report

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mathematics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Stevens Point are $17,035 a year.

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#10

Indiana University - East

Richmond, IN

Indiana University - East came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Richmond, IU East is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IU East are $20,934 a year. The average amount in student loans that math majors at IU East take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,057.

Full Mathematics at Indiana University - East Report

Best Mathematics Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 704
Ohio 861
Illinois 1,071
Indiana 636
Wisconsin 674

Mathematics is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics 11,107
Statistics 9,979
Other Statistics 644
Applied Statistics 464

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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).

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