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2023 Most Popular Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

14 Colleges
$86,807 Avg Salary

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.

The Most Popular Statistics Master's Degree 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 master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Statistics program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Statistics Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the most popular school for statistics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Statistics at South Dakota State University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular statistics schools in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 60% of the stats majors at the school.

Full Statistics at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Statistics Master’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.

Of the 19 students majoring in stats at Iowa State, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Read full report on Statistics at Iowa State University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for statistics students working on their master’s degree. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 20% 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 #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 55% of the stats majors at the school.

Read full report on Statistics at University of Missouri - Columbia

University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree statistics programs. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

Of the 8 students majoring in stats at UNL, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

With a ranking of #6, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Women make up 38% of the stats majors at the school.

Read full report on Statistics at University of Iowa

Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree statistics programs. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in stats at K -State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Statistics at Kansas State University Report

North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for statistics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

Of the 6 students majoring in stats at North Dakota State University, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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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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