Statistics at University of California - Riverside

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

UCR is located in Riverside, California and has a total student population of 26,434. Of the 6,193 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Riverside in 2021, 28 of them were statistics majors.

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

UCR Statistics Degrees Available

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

UCR Statistics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the stats progam at UCR 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 UCR 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 Focused Statistics Schools	88
Most Focused Statistics Master’s Degree Schools	120
	147

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in stats from UCR. This makes it the #105 most popular school for stats master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCR Stats Graduates

The median salary of stats students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCR is $40,790. This is less than $49,491, which is the national average of all stats majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Stats Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Statistics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in stats from UCR in 2021, 68% were men and 32% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 65% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCR Statistics Master’s Program

The stats program at UCR awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women.

In the stats master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCR also has a doctoral program available in stats. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 - Riverside.

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.