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2022 Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
95 Degrees Awarded
$35,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,235 people earned their degree in biostatistics, making the major the 422nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 136 biostatistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 95 biostatistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in biostatistics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biostatistics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biostatistics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree biostatistics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biostatistics (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biostatistics degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biostatistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biostatistics at Northwestern

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 61 masters’s biostatistics degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biostatistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Biostatistics Report

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 1 masters’s biostatistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Biostatistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Biostatistics at Michigan State University

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #4 spot on the list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biostatistics degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biostatistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Biostatistics Report

#5

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 15 masters’s biostatistics degrees in 2019-2020.

GVSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Biostatistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Valley State University are $17,448, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Biostatistics at GVSU

#5 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s biostatistics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Biostatistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644.

Read full report on Biostatistics at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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