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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major in the Plains States Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Biostatistics is the 382nd most popular major in the country with 1,275 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 92 biostatistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 biostatistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in biostatistics. That schools that top this list have a program in biostatistics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Biostatistics in the Plains States Region

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 13 masters’s biostatistics degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Biostatistics at WUSTL

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #2 spot on the list. UMKC is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 7 masters’s biostatistics degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Biostatistics Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Biostatistics at UMN Twin Cities

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s biostatistics degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Read more about Biostatistics at University of Iowa

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major in the Plains States Region list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biostatistics degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Biostatistics at University of Kansas

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s biostatistics students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full SLU Biostatistics Report

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