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2023 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$26,717 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,209 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mathematics & Statistics School for You

Mathematics & Statistics is the #18 most popular major in the country with 52,396 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for mathematics and statistics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mathematics & Statistics Schools

$20,906 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of North Texas to be the best value school for mathematics and statistics students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNT are $20,906 a year. After completing their degree, mathematics and statistics graduates from UNT carry an average student debtload of $22,500.

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$19,333 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.

UT Rio Grande Valley undergraduate students pay an average of $19,333 in tuition and fees each year. Mathematics & Statistics majors at UT Rio Grande Valley take out an average of $16,166 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.

UH Clear Lake undergraduate students pay an average of $20,994 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, mathematics and statistics majors at UH Clear Lake accumulate an average of around $21,090 in student debt.

UH Clear Lake also claimed a spot on our Best Mathematics & Statistics Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics and statistics schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very 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. After completing their degree, mathematics and statistics graduates from Texas A&M College Station carry an average student debtload of $18,714. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $170.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #4 for overall quality for mathematics and statistics in the Southwest Region .

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Out of the 20 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

SHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,752 in tuition and fees each year. Mathematics & Statistics majors at SHSU take out an average of $31,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SHSU also is in the top 20% of our Best Mathematics & Statistics Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $24,121 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, mathematics and statistics majors at Texas Tech accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $459.

Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mathematics & Statistics Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools in the Southwest Region list. 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. After completing their degree, mathematics and statistics graduates from UT Austin carry an average student debtload of $20,508. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $193.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #2 for overall quality for mathematics and statistics in the Southwest Region .

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With a ranking of #8, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mathematics and statistics students. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMU are $60,236 per year. The average amount in student loans that mathematics and statistics majors at SMU take out is $23,228.

SMU also took the #5 spot in our Best Mathematics & Statistics Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

Full Mathematics & Statistics at Southern Methodist University Report

$24,952 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mathematics and statistics students. It came in at #9 on the list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UTEP are $24,952 a year. After completing their degree, mathematics and statistics graduates from UTEP carry an average student debtload of $15,500.

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#10

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year. On average, mathematics and statistics graduates from UH take out $20,485 in student loans while working on their degree.

UH also claimed a spot on our Best Mathematics & Statistics Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Mathematics & Statistics at University of Houston Report

Best Mathematics & Statistics Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 585
Texas 3,365
New Mexico 182
Oklahoma 252

Mathematics & Statistics Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mathematics 30,202
Applied Mathematics 11,107
Statistics 9,979
Other Statistics 644
Applied Statistics 464

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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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