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2022 Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
95 Degrees Awarded
$35,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,235 people earned their degree in biostatistics, making the major the 422nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 136 biostatistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 95 biostatistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in biostatistics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biostatistics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biostatistics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The biostatistics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region”.

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Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biostatistics in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Grand Valley State University is a large public school situated in Allendale, Michigan. It awarded 15 masters’s biostatistics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GVSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Biostatistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GVSU are $17,448, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Biostatistics at Grand Valley State University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 6 masters’s biostatistics degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Biostatistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Biostatistics Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 2 masters’s biostatistics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree biostatistics students list, UC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Biostatistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biostatistics at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 61 masters’s biostatistics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree biostatistics students list, U-M has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Biostatistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biostatistics at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s biostatistics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree biostatistics students list, Northwestern has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Biostatistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northwestern University Biostatistics Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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