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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$32,946 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,046 Avg Salary

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.

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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for stats students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States 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 South Dakota State University to be the best value school for statistics students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Truman State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Truman State are $16,410 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value statistics schools in the Plains States Region . North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

North Dakota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,876 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNI are $19,753 a year.

UNI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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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 Value Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa State are $25,446 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for statistics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa are $31,905 a year.

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#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #7, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $26,491 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best value schools for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 per year.

UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#9

Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter, MN

Gustavus Adolphus College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Gustavus Adolphus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Saint Peter.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gustavus Adolphus are $50,490 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Gustavus Adolphus is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for statistics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $30,450 per year.

Mizzou also claimed a spot on our Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Statistics at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

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.

  • 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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