Statistics at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. In 2021, 187 stats majors received their bachelor's degree from UCLA.

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

UCLA Statistics Degrees Available

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

UCLA Statistics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks stats programs across the country. The following shows how UCLA performed in these rankings.

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 UCLA 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 Schools	68

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in stats from UCLA. This makes it the #26 most popular school for stats master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCLA Stats Graduates

The median salary of stats students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCLA is $56,134. This is 13% higher than $49,491, which is the national average for all stats bachelor's degree recipients.

Stats Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Statistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of stats bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical stats bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	62
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	24
International Students	73
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UCLA Statistics Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students earned a master's degree in stats from UCLA. About 37% of these graduates were women and the other 63% were men.

In the stats master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in stats. In 2021, 11 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 - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

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