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Statistics at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 198 students received a bachelor's degree in stats from Purdue.

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

Purdue Statistics Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Purdue offers distance education options for stats at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Purdue Statistics Rankings

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

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 Purdue 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
Most Popular Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools 12
15

In 2021, 51 students received their master’s degree in stats from Purdue. This makes it the #15 most popular school for stats master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Stats Graduates from Purdue Make?

The median salary of stats students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $68,741. This is 39% higher than $49,491, which is the national average for all stats bachelor's degree recipients.

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Stats Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Statistics Bachelor’s Program

37% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 198 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in stats from Purdue. About 63% were men and 37% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 25
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 79
International Students 79
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Purdue Statistics Master’s Program

37% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The stats program at Purdue awarded 51 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 37% going to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 46
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in stats. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Natural Sciences Managers 1,720 $65,270
Statisticians 440 $74,870
Actuaries 210 $100,950
Survey Researchers 100 $59,300

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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