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2023 Best Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

13 Colleges
$53,046 Avg Salary
$20,591 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Statistics Bachelor's Degree School for You

Statistics is the #85 most popular major in the country with 9,979 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Best Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Statistics Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the best school in the Plains States Region for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#2

Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter, MN

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Gustavus Adolphus College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best statistics schools in the Plains States Region . Gustavus Adolphus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Saint Peter.

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#3

Carleton College

Northfield, MN

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Carleton College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best statistics schools in the Plains States Region . Carleton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.

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#4

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Truman State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree statistics programs. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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With a ranking of #7, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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#8

Luther College

Decorah, IA

Luther College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Decorah, Luther is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best schools for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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South Dakota State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree statistics programs. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Statistics Colleges by State

Explore the best statistics schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 106
Minnesota 275
Kansas 33
Iowa 157
Nebraska 12
North Dakota 41
South Dakota 81

One of 4 majors within the area of study, statistics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Stats

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mathematics 30,202
Applied Mathematics 11,107
Other Statistics 644
Applied Statistics 464

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 QWFP.

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