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2024 Best Biostatistics Schools in the Plains States Region

5 Colleges in the Plains States Region
92 Biostatistics Degrees Awarded
A degree in biostatistics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #382 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of biostatistics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 92 degrees in biostatistics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Biostatistics School

Best Biostatistics Schools in the Plains States Region Your choice of biostatistics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Biostatistics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Biostatistics
Master's Degrees in Biostatistics
Doctor's Degrees in Biostatistics

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Biostatistics Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Biostatistics in the Plains States Region

The schools below may not offer all types of biostatistics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Biostatistics

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO

Every student pursuing a degree in biostatistics needs to take a look at Washington University in St Louis. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were about 13 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in biostatistics. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were approximately 27 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA

University of Iowa is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in biostatistics. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year.

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS

University of Kansas is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in biostatistics. KU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Lawrence. This university ranks 1st out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were approximately 11 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MO

UMKC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Kansas City. This university ranks 12th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were roughly 8 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent data year.

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MO
16.7% Growth in Graduates

SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Louis. This university ranks 7th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were approximately 6 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Biostatistics Colleges by State

Explore the best biostatistics schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 742 26
Missouri 693 26
Iowa 648 14
Kansas 599 7
Nebraska 500 3

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Biostatistics is one of 4 different types of Biomathematics & Bioinformatics programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Bioinformatics 54
Biomathematics 42
Computational Biology 2

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