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Best Value Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$32,501 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,643 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Statistics 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 Value Statistics 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 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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.

Top 10 Best Statistics Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for statistics students. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

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

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University also is in the top 20% of our Best Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#2

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO
$16,410 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public school with a small student population.

Truman State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,410 in tuition and fees each year.

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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. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Dakota State are $12,809 a year.

South Dakota State also claimed a spot on our Best Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNL are $26,720 a year.

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

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#5

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

UNI undergraduate students pay an average of $19,753 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNI also did well on our Best Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Iowa State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $25,446 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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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. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school 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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University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for statistics students. It came in at #8 on the list. Iowa is a fairly 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.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa also did well on our Best Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best value schools for statistics students. 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. Stats majors at UMN Twin Cities take out an average of $20,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

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#10

Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter, MN

Gustavus Adolphus College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Gustavus Adolphus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Saint Peter.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gustavus Adolphus are $50,490 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Gustavus Adolphus also did well on our Best Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Statistics Colleges by State

Explore the best statistics colleges 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 14 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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