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2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

11 Ranked Colleges
103 Degrees Awarded
$34,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,740 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 103 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 13 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Statistics in the Great Lakes Region

#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s stats degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BGSU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BGSU are $15,823, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. This medium-sized school is located in Houghton, Michigan, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree stats students list, Michigan Tech has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996.

Full Michigan Tech Statistics Report

#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 10 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also took the #6 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#11 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 5 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also took the #11 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Central Michigan University Statistics Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s stats degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree stats students list, UIUC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s stats degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree stats students list, IU Bloomington has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full IU Bloomington Statistics Report

#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Michigan State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 8 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 2 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Statistics Report

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree stats students list, Ohio State has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Statistics Report

#10

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Northwestern University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwestern University is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 4 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, University of Chicago did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s stats degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree stats students list, UChicago has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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