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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Statistics in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

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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.

For this year’s “Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in statistics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality statistics programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Statistics in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 14 masters’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree stats students with aid list, Mizzou has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Statistics at University of Missouri - Columbia

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s stats degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa State University Statistics Report

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 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 #3 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 34 masters’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. 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 full report on Statistics at UMN Twin Cities

#8 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #4 spot on the list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s stats degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Statistics at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s stats degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Statistics at University of Iowa

#6

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#6 in overall quality

South Dakota State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s stats degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. 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 also took the #7 spot in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#8

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid 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 15 masters’s stats degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

With a ranking of #9, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. K -State is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 4 masters’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #0 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 Kansas State University are $24,115.

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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