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2023 Best Value Mathematics Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

58 Colleges
$24,955 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,923 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mathematics 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Mathematics Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 58 schools in the Southeast Region to see which 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 Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Mathematics Schools

$18,658 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found The University of West Florida to be the best value school for mathematics students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Pensacola, UWF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UWF undergraduate students pay an average of $18,658 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Spelman College

Atlanta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spelman College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mathematics Schools in the Southeast Region list. Spelman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

Spelman undergraduate students pay an average of $28,181 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, math graduates from Spelman carry an average student debtload of $23,598.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Spelman also is in the top 15% of our Best Mathematics Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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The excellent programs at University of North Georgia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the distant town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNG are $16,014 a year. While working on their degree, math majors at UNG accumulate an average of around $21,900 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNG is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mathematics Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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$16,433 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mathematics Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UCA undergraduate students pay an average of $16,433 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that math majors at UCA take out is $23,100.

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#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$14,088 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics schools in the Southeast Region . UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UofM are $14,088 a year. After completing their degree, math graduates from UofM carry an average student debtload of $25,922.

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#6

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematics Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at JMU are $29,564 a year. On average, math graduates from JMU take out $23,000 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $392.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, JMU also did well on our Best Mathematics Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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West Virginia University Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics Schools in the Southeast Region list. West Virginia University Tech is a small public school located in the small city of Beckley.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at West Virginia University Tech are $19,296 a year. Math majors at West Virginia University Tech take out an average of $26,242 in student loans while working on their egree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, West Virginia University Tech also did well on our Best Mathematics Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mathematics programs. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $33,857 in tuition and fees each year. Math majors at Virginia Tech take out an average of $25,989 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its great value ranking, Virginia Tech is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Mathematics Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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$23,884 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mathematics students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville, UAH is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UAH undergraduate students pay an average of $23,884 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mathematics students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Vanderbilt undergraduate students pay an average of $56,966 in tuition and fees each year. On average, math graduates from Vanderbilt take out $14,677 in student loans while working on their degree.

Vanderbilt also made our Best Mathematics Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #4.

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Best Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best mathematics schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 482
Virginia 694
North Carolina 755
Florida 591
Tennessee 438
Kentucky 228
South Carolina 283
Louisiana 260
Arkansas 132
Alabama 352
Mississippi 156
West Virginia 84

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 25 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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