Statistics at University of California - Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 148 students received a bachelor's degree in stats from UC Berkeley.

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

UC Berkeley Statistics Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Statistics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The stats major at UC Berkeley 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 Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Value Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Most Focused Statistics Schools	32

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in stats from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #23 most popular school for stats master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UC Berkeley Stats Graduates

The median salary of stats students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley is $70,227. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 42% higher than the national average of $49,491 for all stats bachelor's degree recipients.

Stats Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Statistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of stats bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	65
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	63
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UC Berkeley Statistics Master’s Program

Of the 41 stats students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Berkeley, about 56% were men and 44% were women.

In the stats master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in stats. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860
Mathematical Science Professors	5,160	$127,480
Actuaries	1,410	$120,680
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150

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 LAgirl5252 under License

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