2023 Best Value Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
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2023 Best Value Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Statistics Colleges.
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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 medium-sized city of Fargo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State University is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Truman State University landed the # 2 spot on the 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.
Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $12,809 per year.
South Dakota State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Read full report on Statistics at South Dakota State University
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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNL are $26,720 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UNL is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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 moderately-sized public school located in the small 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 10% of all schools on our Best Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region list.
With a ranking of #6, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for statistics students. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa State also is in the top 10% of our Best Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Kansas State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $26,491 per year.
University of Iowa ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region 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.
In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region list.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value statistics programs. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year. Stats majors at UMN Twin Cities take out an average of $20,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities 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.
Read full report on Statistics at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
With a ranking of #10, Gustavus Adolphus College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for statistics students. Gustavus Adolphus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe 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 10% of all schools on our Best Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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 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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