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2023 Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region

30 Colleges
$47,643 Avg Salary
$22,167 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for stats majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in the Plains States Region for statistics students. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average amount in student loans that stats majors at UMN Twin Cities take out is $20,500.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great place for statistics students. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for statistics students. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

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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 Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, stats graduates from Mizzou carry an average student debt load of $21,000.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for statistics students. It came in at #6 on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, stats graduates from UMN Duluth carry an average student debt load of $25,000.

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#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students. UMKC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Plains States Region list. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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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 27 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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