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2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics in the Great Lakes Region

43 Colleges
750,590 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,607 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics School for You

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics in the Great Lakes RegionMathematics & Statistics is the #17 most popular major in the country with 5,415,716 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. Of those degrees, 750,590 went to students in the Great Lakes region of the United States.

For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 43 colleges that offer a bachelor's in mathematics & statistics. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. We are more focused on mathematics & statistics schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.

To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.

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2024 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Mathematics & Statistics Colleges for the Money.

Top 10 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools

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Purdue University - Main Campus comes in at #1 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Mathematics & Statistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

It takes about 4.3 years for the average student at Purdue to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $28,080. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Purdue is $121,867. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Indiana University - East earned the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the rural area of Richmond, IU East is a public school with a small student population.

When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Northern Illinois University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

The average student at NIU graduates in less than 4.6 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $20,624. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from NIU is $94,870. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University landed the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value mathematics & statistics schools. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

The average student at Central Michigan graduates in less than 4.7 years, and it costs about $25,692 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan is $119,468. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Stout as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.

At UW - Stout, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.6 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $21,682. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UW - Stout be around $99,954. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

It takes the average student at UW - La Crosse about 4.5 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $19,352. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the UW - La Crosse is $86,697. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public college with a large student population.

At UW - Eau Claire, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $22,324. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UW - Eau Claire be around $99,119. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UW - Whitewater is 4.5 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $20,092. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from UW - Whitewater is $90,012. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Illinois State University. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Illinois State is 4.3 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $26,419. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State is $114,130. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

The average student at SIUE graduates in less than 4.5 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $17,186. This means that the average student pays around $77,509 to get a bachelor’s degree from SIUE. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Best Mathematics & Statistics Colleges by State

Explore the best mathematics & statistics colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

StateDegrees Awarded
Michigan911
Ohio948
Illinois1,462
Indiana896
Wisconsin800

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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

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