2023 Best Applied Statistics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
312
Degrees Awarded
$35,200
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 464 people earned their degree in applied statistics, making the major the 287th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, applied statistics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in applied statistics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent applied statistics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the applied statistics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying applied statistics.
Top 13 Best Applied Statistics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics for a Master’s. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s applied statistics degrees to 86 students in 2020-2021.
U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Applied Statistics Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 47,907 students enrolled at U-M, 570 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,058. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 7 masters’s applied statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Applied Statistics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 29,986 students enrolled at UK were GI Bill® students, of which 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 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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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 for Applied Statistics for a Master’s. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 masters’s applied statistics degrees to qualified students.
KU also made our “Best Applied Statistics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.Among the 26,744 students enrolled at University of Kansas, 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. During this same period, 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 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at KU]](/colleges/university-of-kansas/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #4 spot on the list. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Applied Statistics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 37,840 students enrolled at The University of Alabama, 2,081 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,975. To help with additional expenses, 357 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full UA Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 30 masters’s applied statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
RIT also made our “Best Applied Statistics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 16,158 students enrolled at RIT were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,424. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full Rochester Institute of Technology Veteran Student Life Report
University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics for a Master’s list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s applied statistics students in 2020-2021.
UofSC also made our “Best Applied Statistics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 1,609 of the 35,470 students enrolled at UofSC were GI Bill® students, of which 651 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,453. In addition to receiving other benefits, 33 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #7, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics for a Master’s list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s applied statistics degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Applied Statistics Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,606 of the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State University - Fort Collins were GI Bill® students, of which 1,183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,701. During this same period, 68 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Marquette University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s applied statistics degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying applied statistics list, Marquette has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Applied Statistics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 11,550 students enrolled at Marquette University, 140 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 93 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,404. During this same period, 30 students received scholarships through 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Michigan Technological University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics for a Master’s ranking. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized school located in Houghton, Michigan that handed out 22 masters’s applied statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying applied statistics list, Michigan Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Applied Statistics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 126 of the 6,873 students enrolled at Michigan Technological University were GI Bill® students, of which 70 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,246. During this same period, 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Michigan Technological University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics for a Master’s ranking. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 8 masters’s applied statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - La Crosse, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Applied Statistics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse supports 10,531 students, and 230 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 79 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,846. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UW - La Crosse]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-la-crosse/student-life/veterans/)
Villanova University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics for a Master’s ranking. Villanova, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s applied statistics degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Villanova, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Applied Statistics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 11,032 students enrolled at Villanova University, 997 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 824 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,584. In addition to receiving other benefits, 41 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Villanova University]](/colleges/villanova-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #12, DePaul University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics for a Master’s list. DePaul is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 19 masters’s applied statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Applied Statistics Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, DePaul supports 21,922 students, and 528 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 367 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,957. During this same period, 101 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at DePaul]](/colleges/depaul-university/student-life/veterans/)
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics for a Master’s ranking. BGSU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Ohio. It awarded 10 masters’s applied statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
BGSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Applied Statistics Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 18,142 students enrolled at BGSU, 577 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 258 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. BGSU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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