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2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
143 Degrees Awarded
$12,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Statistics is the 100th most popular major in the country with 8,203 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 489 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 143 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Statistics (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $3,437 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Rice University.

The low student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Rice University Statistics Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $2,993 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Rio Grande Valley Statistics Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s stats students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $11,454 for southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Statistics Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s stats students in 2019-2020.

UTSA also made our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio is $10,516 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Statistics at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 7 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $8,669 for southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Statistics at OSU

#5 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s stats degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students whose families make $0-$30k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,044 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Statistics Report

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s stats degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students whose families make $0-$30k list, SMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $26,718 for southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SMU.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Statistics at Southern Methodist University

#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s stats students in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor is $26,726 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Baylor 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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