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2023 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$27,457 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate School for You

Mathematics & Statistics is the #14 most popular major in the country with 15,127 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for mathematics and statistics 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mathematics and statistics majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Mathematics & Statistics

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for mathematics and statistics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great value for mathematics and statistics students working on their graduate certificate. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 a year.

Full Mathematics & Statistics at South Dakota State University Report

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mathematics and statistics schools in the Plains States Region . K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Mizzou is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Washington University in St Louis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate mathematics and statistics programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 per year.

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Best Mathematics & Statistics Colleges by State

Explore the best mathematics and statistics colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 124
Missouri 255
Minnesota 119
Iowa 156
North Dakota 38
Nebraska 45
South Dakota 38

Mathematics & Statistics Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics 6,283
Statistics 4,594
Mathematics 3,764
Applied Statistics 388
Other Statistics 98

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).
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