2023 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate School for You
Mathematics & Statistics is the #18 most popular major in the country with 52,396 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for mathematics and statistics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Mathematics & Statistics
Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for mathematics and statistics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.
North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mathematics and statistics schools in the Plains States Region . South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mathematics and statistics schools in the Plains States Region . K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 per year.
Mizzou also claimed a spot on our Best Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Washington University in St Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
WUSTL graduate students pay an average of $58,288 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Mathematics & Statistics Colleges by State
Explore the best mathematics and statistics colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 285 |
| Minnesota | 931 |
| Iowa | 564 |
| South Dakota | 159 |
| Missouri | 676 |
| Nebraska | 236 |
| North Dakota | 110 |
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Mathematics & Statistics Related Majors for Mathematics & Statistics
Mathematics & Statistics Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mathematics | 30,202 |
| Applied Mathematics | 11,107 |
| Statistics | 9,979 |
| Other Statistics | 644 |
| Applied Statistics | 464 |
Majors Similar to Mathematics & Statistics
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Engineering | 198,468 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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