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Statistics at Purdue University - Main Campus

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.

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

  • Master’s Degree in Stats

Purdue Statistics Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats. This makes the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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 Master’s Program

48% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of stats master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% women graduate in stats each year. Purdue does a better job at serving the female population as it supports 6% more women than average.

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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 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 34
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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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