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2023 Best Biostatistics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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57 Degrees Awarded
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Biostatistics for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Biostatistics for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 1,275 people earned their degree in biostatistics, making the major the 382nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 92 biostatistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Biostatistics for a Master’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biostatistics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biostatistics programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the biostatistics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Biostatistics for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Biostatistics for a Master’s”.

Top 5 Best Biostatistics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Biostatistics for a Master’s. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s biostatistics students in 2020-2021.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biostatistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 52,017 students enrolled at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 752 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Biostatistics for a Master’s list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s biostatistics students in 2020-2021.

Iowa also took the #3 spot in our “Best Biostatistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 30,318 students enrolled at University of Iowa, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Iowa Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Biostatistics for a Master’s. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 5 masters’s biostatistics degrees in 2020-2021.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Biostatistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 26,744 students enrolled at KU, 70 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,917. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Biostatistics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #4 spot on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 13 masters’s biostatistics degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying biostatistics list, WUSTL has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Biostatistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 15,449 students enrolled at Washington University in St Louis, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,972. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Washington University in St Louis Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Biostatistics for a Master’s list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s biostatistics students in 2020-2021.

UMKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Biostatistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, UMKC supports 16,147 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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