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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Statistics in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
143 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Getting Aid” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the statistics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Statistics in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 27 bachelors’s stats 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. The yearly cost to attend Rice University is $16,999 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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.

Read full report on Statistics at Rice

#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 Getting Aid. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #7 spot in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students with aid.

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 more about Statistics at UT 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UTSA is $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students with aid.

Read more about Statistics at UTSA

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Statistics at Arizona State University - Tempe

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s stats degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students with aid per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Statistics at Texas A&M University - College Station

#6 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students with aid.

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

Full OSU Statistics Report

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree stats students with aid list, SMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,222 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students with aid per year to attend Southern Methodist University.

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%. 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 full report on Statistics at SMU

#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Baylor University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,039 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students with aid per year to attend Baylor.

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