2025 Best Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

a bachelor's degree in statistics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #79 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of statistics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 73 bachelor's degrees in statistics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 complete 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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Statistics in Missouri

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in statistics.

Top Missouri Schools for a Bachelor's in Stats

1

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

33 Annual Graduates

$52,088 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in statistics has to check out University of Missouri - Columbia. Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia.

After graduating, stats bachelor's recipients typically earn an average of $52,088 in the first five years of their career.

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

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University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

11 Annual Graduates

University of Missouri - Kansas City is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in statistics. UMKC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Kansas City.More information about a bachelor’s in statistics from University of Missouri - Kansas City

Best Statistics Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Statistics Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
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	53
Mathematics & Statistics	11
Other Statistics	9

Most Popular Majors Related to Stats

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mathematics	280
Applied Mathematics	35
Other Statistics	9

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.