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

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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 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate 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 were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mathematics & Statistics program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mathematics and statistics majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

Women make up 31% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for mathematics and statistics students working on their graduate certificate. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Women make up 64% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mathematics and statistics schools in the Plains States Region . South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

Women make up 33% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

Of the 2 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at Missouri University of Science and Technology, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Metropolitan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics and statistics students working on their graduate certificate. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics and statistics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Washington University in St Louis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mathematics and statistics students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

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Best Mathematics & Statistics Colleges by State

Explore the best mathematics and statistics schools 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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