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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Statistics (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

9 Ranked Colleges
144 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Stats Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 144 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in statistics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent statistics programs, but they also 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 statistics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree stats students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 15 masters’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Statistics at WUSTL

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified masters’s stats students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read more about Statistics at UMN Twin Cities

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Statistics at Iowa State University

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #3 spot in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Statistics at Mizzou

#8 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s stats degrees to qualified students.

UNL also took the #8 spot in our “Best Statistics Master’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 UNL are $19,513.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Statistics Report

#7 in overall quality

North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 10 masters’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Statistics Master’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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Statistics at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

University of Iowa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Statistics at Iowa

#8

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, South Dakota State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 23 masters’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree stats students whose families make $0-$30k list, South Dakota State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Statistics at South Dakota State

#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

Kansas State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s stats degrees to qualified students.

K -State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Kansas State University 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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