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2023 Best Value Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

24 Colleges
$36,978 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,046 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Statistics Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, statistics was ranked #85 in the country. In fact 9,979 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for stats students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the stats bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - La Crosse to be the best value school for statistics students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - La Crosse are $18,014 a year.

UW - La Crosse also claimed a spot on our Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Statistics at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Statistics at Northern Illinois University

#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,094 per year.

Full Statistics at Central Michigan University Report

#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue are $28,794 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Statistics at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Akron.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.

Read full report on Statistics at University of Akron Main Campus

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree statistics programs. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BGSU are $21,050 per year.

Full Statistics at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

With a ranking of #7, Michigan Technological University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan Tech are $39,723 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan Tech also is in the top 10% of our Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Read full report on Statistics at Michigan Technological University

With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best value schools for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UIUC are $37,632 a year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $253, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UIUC also did well on our Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

UChicago undergraduate students pay an average of $60,963 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UChicago is ranked #2 for overall quality for stats in the Great Lakes Region .

Full Statistics at University of Chicago Report

University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year.

UW - Madison also took the #5 spot in our Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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Best Statistics Colleges by State

Explore the best statistics colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 373
Ohio 212
Illinois 959
Indiana 354
Wisconsin 232

Statistics is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 24 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 QWFP.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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