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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Statistics in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$32,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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 Southwest Region” 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 Southwest region, there were 587 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,500 and $26,112 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Statistics in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Statistics at Texas A&M University - College Station

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Statistics at The University of Texas at Austin

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Located in Richardson, Texas, 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 UT Dallas, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Statistics at UT Dallas

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s stats students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree stats students list, OSU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963.

Read more about Statistics at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 6 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Statistics at Arizona State University - Tempe

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 3 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arizona Statistics Report

#6

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Rice University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s stats degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s stats students in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Statistics at SMU

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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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