2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 9,599 people earned their degree in statistics, making the major the 88th most popular in the United States. 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.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 497 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 67 colleges that offer 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the statistics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree stats students with aid.
Top 25 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Statistics (With Aid)
Out of the 67 schools in the Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s stats students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stanford, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s stats degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Statistics Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.
Rice also made our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 9 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.
UW Seattle also took the #21 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.
Out of the 67 schools in the Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #5 spot on the list. Harvard is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 7 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654.
North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Statistics at North Carolina State University
With a ranking of #7, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Statistics at Purdue University - Main Campus
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s stats degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree stats students with aid list, UW - Madison has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Statistics at University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 4 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 7 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Statistics Report
University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s stats students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #12, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.
Read more about Statistics at The University of Texas at Austin
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #14, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s stats degrees to qualified students.
UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760.
University of California - Irvine landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s stats degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of California - Los Angeles ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. University of California - Los Angeles is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131.
The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. UT Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Florida State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 15 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #19, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s stats degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of California - Berkeley landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.
UC Berkeley also took the #13 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347.
Read full report on Statistics at University of California - Berkeley
Iowa State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #21. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s stats degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.
Michigan Technological University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #22. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school situated in Houghton, Michigan. It awarded 1 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.
Michigan Tech also took the #24 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Tech are $21,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Statistics at Michigan Technological University
With a ranking of #23, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s stats degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Statistics at University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Georgia came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s stats degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Duke University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s stats degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- *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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