Best programs to become a statistician in Kansas
23 Kansas schools offer programs that train statisticians, graduating 344 people a year. Statisticians in Kansas earn a median of $111,780 across about 80 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
BLS lists a master's degree as the typical entry-level education for statisticians. The fields of study that lead most directly to this job in Kansas are Mathematics, Statistics and Biostatistics (IPEDS completions).
Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information.
9 programs in Kansas that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Kansas (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Kansas page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 27.0101In Kansas → | 166 | 48.3% | 21 | $48,772 | $21,544 |
| 2 | Statistics, Generalmain feeder CIP 27.0501In Kansas → | 47 | 13.7% | 1 | $59,718 | $20,150 |
| 3 | CIP 26.1102In Kansas → | 31 | 9.0% | 1 | $72,338 | $18,500 |
| 4 | CIP 45.0603In Kansas → | 31 | 9.0% | 4 | $51,725 | $22,907 |
| 5 | Applied Statistics, Generalmain feeder CIP 27.0601In Kansas → | 29 | 8.4% | 2 | — | — |
| 6 | CIP 30.7001In Kansas → | 26 | 7.6% | 3 | — | — |
| 7 | CIP 27.0301In Kansas → | 9 | 2.6% | 3 | $60,930 | $21,143 |
| 8 | CIP 30.7101In Kansas → | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | — | — |
| 9 | Mathematics and Statisticsmain feeder CIP 27.0503In Kansas → | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | $59,718 | $20,150 |
Top 23 schools in Kansas
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 1 of the 23 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Kansas Lawrence, KS Public · 5 feeder programs | 148 | Mathematics, General | $48,726 | 69% | — | 93% |
| 2 | Kansas State University Manhattan, KS Public · 4 feeder programs | 77 | Statistics, General | — | 71% | — | 82% |
| 3 | Wichita State University Wichita, KS Public · 5 feeder programs | 28 | Data Science, General | — | 51% | — | 94% |
| 4 | Emporia State University Emporia, KS Public · 2 feeder programs | 20 | Mathematics, General | — | 56% | — | 98% |
| 5 | Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS Public · 2 feeder programs | 11 | Mathematics, General | — | 57% | — | 89% |
| 6 | Washburn University Topeka, KS Public · 1 feeder program | 11 | Mathematics, General | — | 53% | — | — |
| 7 | Benedictine College Atchison, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder program | 8 | Mathematics, General | — | 62% | $24,826 | 98% |
| 8 | Newman University Wichita, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder program | 8 | Data Science, General | — | 53% | $18,520 | 74% |
| 9 | Southwestern College Winfield, KS Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 5 | Data Analytics, General | — | 36% | $26,868 | 76% |
| 10 | MidAmerica Nazarene University Olathe, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder program | 4 | Mathematics, General | — | 54% | $28,845 | 79% |
| 11 | University of Saint Mary Leavenworth, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder program | 4 | Applied Mathematics, General | — | 48% | $22,730 | 87% |
| 12 | Fort Hays State University Hays, KS Public · 1 feeder program | 3 | Mathematics, General | — | 48% | — | 90% |
| 13 | Ottawa University - Ottawa Ottawa, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder program | 3 | Mathematics, General | — | 28% | $26,935 | 83% |
| 14 | Tabor College Hillsboro, KS Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 3 | Mathematics, General | — | 34% | $20,022 | 65% |
| 15 | Bethany College Lindsborg, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder program | 2 | Mathematics, General | — | 36% | $28,916 | 56% |
| 16 | Ottawa University - Online Overland Park, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder program | 2 | Mathematics, General | — | 43% | — | — |
| 17 | Baker University Baldwin City, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder program | 1 | Mathematics, General | — | 58% | $21,404 | 94% |
| 18 | Bethel College - North Newton North Newton, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder program | 1 | Mathematics, General | — | 41% | $23,560 | 94% |
| 19 | Butler Community College El Dorado, KS Public · 1 feeder program | 1 | Mathematics, General | — | 32% | — | — |
| 20 | Dodge City Community College Dodge City, KS Public · 1 feeder program | 1 | Mathematics, General | — | 35% | — | — |
| 21 | Kansas Wesleyan University Salina, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder program | 1 | Mathematics, General | — | 49% | $23,014 | 72% |
| 22 | Ottawa University - Kansas City Overland Park, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder program | 1 | Mathematics, General | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Sterling College Sterling, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder program | 1 | Mathematics, General | — | 41% | $22,406 | 48% |
All 23 schools in Kansas
Every school in Kansas with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kansas | Lawrence | Public | 148 | 5 |
| Kansas State University | Manhattan | Public | 77 | 4 |
| Wichita State University | Wichita | Public | 28 | 5 |
| Emporia State University | Emporia | Public | 20 | 2 |
| Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg | Public | 11 | 2 |
| Washburn University | Topeka | Public | 11 | 1 |
| Benedictine College | Atchison | Private not-for-profit | 8 | 1 |
| Newman University | Wichita | Private not-for-profit | 8 | 1 |
| Southwestern College | Winfield | Private not-for-profit | 5 | 2 |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University | Olathe | Private not-for-profit | 4 | 1 |
| University of Saint Mary | Leavenworth | Private not-for-profit | 4 | 1 |
| Fort Hays State University | Hays | Public | 3 | 1 |
| Ottawa University - Ottawa | Ottawa | Private not-for-profit | 3 | 1 |
| Tabor College | Hillsboro | Private not-for-profit | 3 | 2 |
| Bethany College | Lindsborg | Private not-for-profit | 2 | 1 |
Fields of study in Kansas that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
What statisticians earn in Kansas
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $105,650. Kansas pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Statisticians page.
How to become a statistician
- Typical entry education
- Master's degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Kansas
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Statisticians25 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 13.0603Educational Statistics and Research Methods
- 13.0604Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement
- 13.0608Institutional Research
- 13.0699Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other
- 26.1101Biometry/Biometrics
- 26.1102Biostatistics
- 26.1311Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- 27.0101Mathematics, General
- 27.0301Applied Mathematics, General
- 27.0304Computational and Applied Mathematics
- 27.0501Statistics, General
- 27.0502Mathematical Statistics and Probability
- 27.0503Mathematics and Statistics
- 27.0599Statistics, Other
- 27.0601Applied Statistics, General
- 30.4901Mathematical Economics
- 30.7001Data Science, General
- 30.7099Data Science, Other
- 30.7101Data Analytics, General
- 30.7102Business Analytics
- 30.7199Data Analytics, Other
- 42.2708Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
- 45.0102Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
- 45.0103Survey Research/Methodology
- 45.0603Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
Common questions
Answers for people weighing statisticians programs in Kansas.
What degree do you need to become a statistician?+
BLS lists a master's degree as the typical entry-level education for statisticians. The fields of study that lead most directly to this job in Kansas are Mathematics, Statistics and Biostatistics (IPEDS completions).
Which college majors lead to becoming a statistician?+
The fields of study that lead most directly to this job in Kansas are Mathematics, Statistics and Biostatistics (IPEDS completions). In all, 9 feeder programs graduate about 344 people a year in Kansas (IPEDS completions).
How much do statisticians earn in Kansas?+
The median is $111,780 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 5.8% above the U.S. median of $105,650. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for statisticians growing?+
BLS projects a +8.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 2,000 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Kansas?+
23 institutions in Kansas reported graduates from at least one of the 9 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do statisticians work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Biometrician, Statistician, Biostatistician, Database Analyst, Research Scientist, Statistical Analyst among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 15-2041.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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