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2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
49 Degrees Awarded
$27,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Statistics is the 88th most popular major in the country with 9,599 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, statistics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $61,950 and had an average of $22,199 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 668 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,450 and $19,714 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in statistics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great statistics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the statistics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Statistics (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Washington University in St Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s stats degrees to qualified students.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Statistics at Washington University in St Louis

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s stats degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Statistics at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 18 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Statistics at Iowa State University

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s stats students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree stats students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNL has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNL Statistics Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 3 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Statistics Report

#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

University of Iowa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 7 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Statistics at Iowa

#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Kansas State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s stats students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree stats students whose families make $0-$30k list, K -State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

Read more about Statistics at Kansas State University

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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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