Statistics at Northwestern University

What traits are you looking for in a stats school? To help you decide if Northwestern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's stats program.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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

Northwestern Statistics Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Statistics Rankings

The stats major at Northwestern 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats, making the school the #37 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Stats Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern 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 Northwestern since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Northwestern Statistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of stats master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a stats master's degree from Northwestern, 75% 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 Northwestern University with a master's in stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	2
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 Northwestern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Statistics	66

Related Majors

• Mathematics
• Applied 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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Mathematical Science Professors	2,480	$66,600
Actuaries	1,950	$110,430
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Statisticians	1,820	$89,040
Survey Researchers	1,590	$57,560

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

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