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. Of the 4,287 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in 2021, 40 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.

Cornell Statistics Degrees Available

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

Cornell Statistics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the stats progam at Cornell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools	2

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in stats from Cornell. This makes it the #16 most popular school for stats master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Stats Graduates from Cornell Make?

The median salary of stats students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $83,338. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 68% higher than the national average of $49,491 for all stats bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in stats from Cornell. About 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical stats bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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	9
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Cornell Statistics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students graduated with a master's degree in stats from Cornell. About 48% were men and 52% were 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	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in stats. In 2021, 7 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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.