Statistics at Central Michigan University

If you are interested in studying statistics, you may want to check out the program at Central Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and approximately 17,311 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,744 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University in 2021, 14 of them were statistics majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Statistics section at the bottom of this page.

Central Michigan Statistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Stats
• Master’s Degree in Stats
• Doctorate Degree in Stats

Central Michigan Statistics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks stats programs across the country. The following shows how Central Michigan performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The stats major at Central Michigan is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Statistics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools	42
Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools	57
	82
Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools	89

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in stats from Central Michigan. This makes it the #105 most popular school for stats master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Central Michigan Stats Graduates

The median salary of stats students who receive their bachelor's degree at Central Michigan is $47,464. This is less than $49,491, which is the national average of all stats majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Stats Student Demographics at Central Michigan

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the stats majors at Central Michigan University.

Central Michigan Statistics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in stats from Central Michigan in 2021, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical stats bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Central Michigan since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in stats at Central Michigan are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Michigan University with a bachelor's in stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Central Michigan Statistics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 stats majors earned their master's degree from Central Michigan. Of these graduates, 86% were men and 14% were women.

Of the students who received a stats master's degree from Central Michigan, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Michigan University with a master's in stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Central Michigan also has a doctoral program available in stats. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

Careers That Stats Grads May Go Into

A degree in stats can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Central Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Mathematical Science Professors	1,730	$85,970
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Statisticians	780	$80,920
Survey Researchers	240	$64,400

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By cjh1452000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.