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2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
143 Degrees Awarded
$13,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 8,203 people earned their degree in statistics, making the major the 100th most popular in the United States.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Statistics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s stats students in 2019-2020.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Rice is $7,534 for southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Rice University Statistics Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $3,473 for southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UT Rio Grande Valley.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Full UT Rio Grande Valley Statistics Report

#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 #3 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s stats students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $13,270 for southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Statistics at Texas A&M College Station

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students whose families make $30-$48k list, UTSA has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UTSA is $11,109 for southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full UTSA Statistics Report

#6 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $9,962 for southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Statistics at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#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 $30-$48k ranking. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 20 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students whose families make $30-$48k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $8,921 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Statistics Report

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $27,331 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SMU.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read more about Statistics at Southern Methodist University

#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #4 spot in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $29,849 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Baylor.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.

Full Baylor 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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