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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics in the Great Lakes Region

44 Ranked Colleges
1,834 Degrees Awarded
$18,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Mathematics & Statistics is the 20th most popular major in the country with 51,937 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mathematics and statistics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,652 and had an average of $21,598 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 7,414 mathematics and statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,900 and $23,482 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,834 mathematics and statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 44 colleges that offered a degree in mathematics and statistics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mathematics and statistics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mathematics and statistics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#11 in overall quality

Out of the 44 schools in the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s mathematics and statistics students in 2019-2020.

Illinois State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State are $11,069, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#25 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s mathematics and statistics students in 2019-2020.

SIUE also made our “Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #25. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SIUE are $9,300.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 123 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree mathematics & statistics students list, UW - Madison has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized school located in Houghton, Michigan that handed out 8 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Tech are $21,996.

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#5

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Youngstown State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Youngstown, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s mathematics and statistics students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Youngstown State University are $9,495, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Youngstown State University Mathematics & Statistics Report

#6

University of Wisconsin - Stout

Menomonie, Wisconsin
#23 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Stout is a medium-sized school located in Menomonie, Wisconsin that handed out 3 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Stout did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Stout are $16,851, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

John Carroll University

University Heights, Ohio
#16 in overall quality

John Carroll University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University Heights, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

John Carroll also took the #16 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at John Carroll University are $15,957, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#22 in overall quality

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.

BGSU also took the #22 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus are $15,823, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Purdue University Fort Wayne came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s mathematics and statistics students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at PFW are $14,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#12 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified masters’s mathematics and statistics students in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also took the #12 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

Northern Illinois University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large public school situated in Dekalb, Illinois. It awarded 21 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#12

Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, Indiana

Purdue University Northwest came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue University Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Hammond, Indiana that handed out 3 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue Northwest are $11,633, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#13

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#21 in overall quality

Central Michigan University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Central Michigan University is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#14

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 36 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794.

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#15

University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio
#18 in overall quality

University of Dayton did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 8 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree mathematics & statistics students list, UDayton has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UDayton are $17,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 249 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

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#17

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#15 in overall quality

With a ranking of #17, Marquette University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette also made our “Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #15. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette are $21,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#18

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#17 in overall quality

With a ranking of #18, DePaul University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 107 degrees to qualified masters’s mathematics and statistics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#19

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

Western Illinois University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 12 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#20

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#14 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s mathematics and statistics students in 2019-2020.

UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#21

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois

Eastern Illinois University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Charleston, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at EIU are $20,761, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full EIU Mathematics & Statistics Report

#22

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana

Indiana State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and it awarded 5 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana State are $15,346, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#23

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Loyola University Chicago ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago are $19,154.

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Northeastern Illinois University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 10 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern Illinois University are $17,032, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Kent State University at Kent landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s mathematics and statistics degrees to qualified students.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952.

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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%.

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