<p>What are your in-state public universities? Many of the public universities are well regarded for math and definitely not “second rate” in math, even though admission standards in general may not be that high. Also, in-state costs may be relatively low compared to other schools.</p>
<p>Also, if she wants to major in math and will be starting out advanced (AP Calculus and/or community college math), favor schools with graduate programs in math. Math majors who start out advanced in math often want to take graduate level math courses as undergraduates.</p>