2022 Best Value Math and Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

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Mathematics & Statistics is the 729th most popular major in the country with 321 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 20 mathematics and statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 mathematics and statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Math and Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mathematics and statistics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mathematics and statistics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mathematics and statistics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Math and Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Math and Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics in the Plains States Region

#1

Luther College

Decorah, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$23,620 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Luther College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Math and Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Luther is a private not-for-profit institution located in Decorah, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Luther not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Luther College is $23,620 for plains states region bachelor’s degree math and stats students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 more about Mathematics & Statistics at Luther College

#2

Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$19,093 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Math and Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gustavus Adolphus College landed the #2 spot on the list. Gustavus Adolphus is a small school located in Saint Peter, Minnesota that handed out 4 bachelors’s math and stats degrees in 2019-2020.

Gustavus Adolphus also made our “Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Gustavus Adolphus is $19,093 for plains states region bachelor’s degree math and stats students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Gustavus Adolphus Mathematics & Statistics 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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