2025 Best Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in statistics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #79 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for statistics students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 341 bachelor's degrees in statistics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Statistics School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The stats bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to statistics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other statistics students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for statistics to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized statistics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for statistics students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Statistics in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in statistics.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Stats

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

63 Annual Graduates

$66,434 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in statistics has to take a look at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the statistics program at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities earn $5,797 above the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a bachelor’s in statistics from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

22 Annual Graduates

$75,095 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of Iowa if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in statistics. Iowa is a very large public university located in the city of Iowa City.

Those statistics students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Iowa earn $14,458 more than the typical stats graduate.

More information about a bachelor’s in statistics from University of Iowa

3

Carleton College
Northfield, MN

21 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Carleton College if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in statistics. Carleton is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Northfield.More information about a bachelor’s in statistics from Carleton College

4

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

33 Annual Graduates

$52,088 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in statistics has to take a look at University of Missouri - Columbia. Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the stats program state that they receive average early career income of $52,088.

More information about a bachelor’s in statistics from University of Missouri - Columbia

5

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

26 Annual Graduates

$53,132 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the stats program earn about $53,132 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in statistics from Iowa State University

6

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

28 Annual Graduates

South Dakota State is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Brookings.More information about a bachelor’s in statistics from South Dakota State University

7

University of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, MN

20 Annual Graduates

$56,435 Median Starting Salary

UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Duluth.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the stats program make about $56,435 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in statistics from University of Minnesota - Duluth

8

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

14 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in statistics from University of Northern Iowa

9

University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

11 Annual Graduates

UMKC is a large public university located in the large city of Kansas City.More information about a bachelor’s in statistics from University of Missouri - Kansas City

Best Statistics Colleges by State

Explore the best statistics colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	63
Minnesota	215	242
Iowa	197	112
Kansas	184	13
North Dakota	149	17
South Dakota	148	51

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Statistics Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Mathematics & Statistics area of study, Statistics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Stats Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Statistics	285
Mathematics & Statistics	33
Other Statistics	23

Majors Similar to Stats

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mathematics	1,480
Applied Mathematics	68
Other Statistics	10
Applied Statistics	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to QWFP. More about our data sources and methodologies.