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2025 Best Biostatistics Schools in the Plains States Region

5 Colleges in the Plains States Region
102 Biostatistics Degrees Awarded
A degree in biostatistics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #382 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for biostatistics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 102 degrees in biostatistics annually.

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Choosing a Great Biostatistics School

Best Biostatistics Schools in the Plains States Region Your choice of biostatistics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Biostatistics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Biostatistics
Master's Degrees in Biostatistics
Doctor's Degrees in Biostatistics

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Biostatistics Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Biostatistics in the Plains States Region

The schools below may not offer all types of biostatistics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Biostatistics

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO

Any student pursuing a degree in biostatistics has to look into Washington University in St Louis. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were roughly 8 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN
3.6% Growth in Graduates

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in biostatistics. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were roughly 28 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA
21.4% Growth in Graduates

University of Iowa is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in biostatistics. Iowa is a very large public university located in the small city of Iowa City. This university ranks 1st out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were about 28 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year.

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS
35.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Kansas is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in biostatistics. KU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lawrence. This university ranks 1st out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 17 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MO
50.0% Growth in Graduates

SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Louis. This university ranks 4th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 12 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Biostatistics Colleges by State

Explore the best biostatistics colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 742 26
Missouri 693 26
Iowa 648 14
Kansas 599 7
Nebraska 500 3

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Biostatistics is one of 4 different types of Biomathematics & Bioinformatics programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Bioinformatics 74
Biomathematics 41
Computational Biology 2

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