by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 8,503 people earned their degree in statistics, making the major the 101st most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 645 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 121 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in statistics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular statistics programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 24 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 20 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Statistics Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s stats students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s stats degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, 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 89%.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s stats students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s stats degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Kansas State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s stats degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 6 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 4 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Kansas landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s stats students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Cloud State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 10 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
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