Statistics at University of California - Santa Barbara

What traits are you looking for in a stats school? To help you decide if University of California - Santa Barbara is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's stats program.

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 26,179. Of the 7,001 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Santa Barbara in 2021, 261 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.

UCSB Statistics Degrees Available

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

UCSB Statistics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the stats progam at UCSB 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 UCSB 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 Schools	5
Best Value Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools	43
Best Statistics Schools	53
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In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in stats from UCSB. This makes it the #105 most popular school for stats master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCSB Stats Graduates

The median salary of stats students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSB is $46,652. 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 UCSB

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

UCSB Statistics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 261 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Statistics from UCSB in 2020-2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical stats bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UCSB since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	73
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	38
International Students	104
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

UCSB Statistics Master’s Program

The stats program at UCSB awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCSB also has a doctoral program available in stats. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Applied Mathematics
• 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 - Santa Barbara.

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.