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2023 Most Popular Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Statistics Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Statistics program at each school on the list.

Check out the stats graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for statistics students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

About 31% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 69% are male.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in stats at K -State, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular statistics schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 33% of the stats majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Statistics at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the stats majors at the school.

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Washington University in St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #7, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their graduate certificate. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

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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 7 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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