Statistics at Cornell University

If you plan to study statistics, take a look at what Cornell University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620.

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

Cornell Statistics Degrees Available

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

Cornell Statistics Rankings

The stats major at Cornell 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Stats Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Statistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of stats bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical stats bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its stats bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Cornell Statistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of stats master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	63
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Statistics

If you plan to be a stats major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cornell University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Statistics	97

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Mathematical Science Professors	4,700	$105,070
Actuaries	2,320	$150,950
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Statisticians	1,120	$95,870
Survey Researchers	710	$74,130

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 Notyourbroom under License

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