2023 Best Statistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Statistics Doctor'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Statistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for stats majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Statistics
Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best school in the Plains States Region for statistics students working on their doctor’s degree. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best statistics schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best statistics schools in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
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With a ranking of #6, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for statistics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best schools for statistics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 106 |
| Minnesota | 275 |
| Kansas | 33 |
| Iowa | 157 |
| Nebraska | 12 |
| North Dakota | 41 |
| South Dakota | 81 |
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Statistics Related Rankings by Major
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 7 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).
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