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2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in statistics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent statistics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the statistics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Statistics (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 27 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students whose families make $48-$75k list, Rice has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rice is $7,318 for southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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 impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Statistics at Rice University

#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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Rio Grande Valley is $6,405 for southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%.

Read full report on Statistics at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

#8 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s stats students in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #8 spot in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UTSA is $13,827 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #3 spot 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 $18,810 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Statistics at Texas A&M University - College Station

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 7 degrees 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 $48-$75k list, OSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OSU is $14,698 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

Read full report on 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 $48-$75k ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s stats students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $14,033 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

Read more about Statistics at Arizona State University - Tempe

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 43 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students whose families make $48-$75k list, SMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $31,813 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend SMU.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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 $48-$75k ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 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 $31,343 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.

Read full report on Statistics at Baylor University

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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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