Best Applied Mathematics Programs in the South (2026)
Updated
Regional list from Top Applied Mathematics Programs in the United States
This page ranks the 10 Applied Mathematics programs in the South by the median earnings of Applied Mathematics graduates four years after completing. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks 1st on this list, reporting median earnings of $119,839 for its graduates after completing.
Across the listed programs, the figure ranges from $119,839 to $44,971, with a median of $67,734. For 4 of the 10 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one.
Public institutions account for 80% of the list, with 8 public and 2 private nonprofit schools represented. Texas A&M University-College Station ranks 25th on Azimuth's composite ranking among the 1,467 public and private nonprofit four-year institutions Azimuth ranks nationally, the strongest showing on the page.
University of South Carolina Aiken posts the lowest average net price, at $11,641.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC | $119,839 | $11,655 | $2,004 | 15.3% |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks 1st on this list with median earnings of $119,839 for its Applied Mathematics graduates four years after completing, drawn from a cohort of 211 graduates. | |||||
| 2 | Texas A&M University-College Station · College Station, TX | $85,792 | $21,315 | $12,784 | 57.4% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed left with a median of $17,804 in federal loans at Texas A&M University-College Station, which reports $85,792 in median earnings for its Applied Mathematics graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 3 | Auburn University · Auburn, AL | $83,741 | $24,323 | $16,681 | 45.9% |
| Auburn University admits 46% of applicants and posts median earnings of $83,741 for its Applied Mathematics graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $24,323. | |||||
| 4 | Virginia Military Institute · Lexington, VA | $74,740 | $17,113 | $12,697 | 71.3% |
| Virginia Military Institute ranks 470th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports median earnings of $74,740 for its Applied Mathematics graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | Texas State University · San Marcos, TX | $72,464 | $16,805 | $12,715 | 89.3% |
| With an admission rate of 89%, Texas State University shows median earnings of $72,464 for its Applied Mathematics graduates four years after completing and an average net price of $16,805. | |||||
| 6 | Emory University · Atlanta, GA | $63,005 | $22,585 | $7,363 | 10.7% |
| A private nonprofit university in Atlanta, Emory University reports median earnings of $63,005 for its Applied Mathematics graduates four years after completing and an average net price of $7,363 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 7 | Coastal Carolina University · Conway, SC | $59,208 | $13,966 | $9,563 | 75.3% |
| Coastal Carolina University carries a median federal debt of $23,750 across all of its borrowers who completed, while its Applied Mathematics graduates earned a median of $59,208 four years after completing. | |||||
| 8 | University of South Carolina Aiken · Aiken, SC | $50,439 | $11,641 | $8,987 | 78.5% |
| University of South Carolina Aiken posts the lowest average net price on the page at $11,641 and reports median earnings of $50,439 for its Applied Mathematics graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 9 | University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY | $46,087 | $18,851 | $12,182 | 92.9% |
| An admission rate of 93% makes University of Kentucky the most open on the list, and its Applied Mathematics graduates earned a median of $46,087 four years after completing. | |||||
| 10 | Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD | $44,971 | $18,809 | $428 | 6.4% |
| Johns Hopkins University ranks 70th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports an average net price of $428 for families earning under $30,000, the lowest such figure on the page. | |||||
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Applied Mathematics graduates four years after completing, or two years for programs that report only a two-year figure, highest first. The figure is the median for federally aided completers of the program who were working and not enrolled, measured after completing. For 4 of the 10 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads Texas A&M University-College Station by $34,047, and the spread from top to bottom is $74,868.