2023 Best Value Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Statistics Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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. 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.
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2023 Best Value Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the stats master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Statistics
Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for statistics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.
UNL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great value for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
South Dakota State graduate students pay an average of $16,917 in tuition and fees each year.
South Dakota State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small 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 graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa State also is in the top 15% of our Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at K -State are $23,949 a year.
University of Iowa ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree statistics programs. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.
UMN Twin Cities excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree statistics programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.
Washington University in St Louis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WUSTL is ranked #2 for overall quality for stats in the Plains States Region .
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 |
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Statistics Related Majors for Stats
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 9 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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