2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biostatistics in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Biostatistics is the 422nd most popular major in the country with 1,235 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 93 biostatistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 biostatistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in biostatistics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biostatistics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biostatistics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biostatistics in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s biostatistics degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biostatistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read more about Biostatistics at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Biostatistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.

Full Iowa Biostatistics Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Biostatistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biostatistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.

Full University of Kansas Biostatistics Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biostatistics (With Aid)

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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