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2023 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$23,934 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$75,327 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for mathematics and statistics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Schools

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 master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for mathematics and statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 5% of our Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mathematics and statistics schools in the Plains States Region . UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a fairly 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.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, South Dakota State also did well on our Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#6

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree mathematics and statistics programs. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNI are $21,201 per year.

UNI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Emporia State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.

ESU graduate students pay an average of $18,353 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mathematics and statistics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

UND graduate students pay an average of $18,968 in tuition and fees each year.

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Iowa State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mathematics and statistics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa State also did well on our Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mathematics and statistics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college 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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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 16 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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