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2023 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mathematics & Statistics program at each school on the list.

Check out the mathematics and statistics graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the most popular 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 college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at North Dakota State University, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Of the 11 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at K -State, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 43% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

Of the 6 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at South Dakota State, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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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 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mathematics and statistics students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

About 50% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Metropolitan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics and statistics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate mathematics and statistics programs. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.

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Washington University in St Louis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate mathematics and statistics programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Mathematics & Statistics Colleges by State

Explore the best mathematics and statistics schools 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

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 16 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to brewbooks.

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