Statistics at University of Chicago

Every statistics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the stats program at University of Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 57 stats majors received their bachelor's degree from UChicago.

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

UChicago Statistics Degrees Available

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

UChicago Statistics Rankings

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

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 UChicago 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	4
Best Value Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Value Statistics Schools	37

In 2021, 220 students received their master’s degree in stats from UChicago. This makes it the #2 most popular school for stats master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Stats Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Statistics Bachelor’s Program

The stats program at UChicago awarded 57 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women.

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 Chicago with a bachelor's in stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UChicago Statistics Master’s Program

The stats program at UChicago awarded 220 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 53% of these degrees went to men with the other 47% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	38
International Students	135
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UChicago also has a doctoral program available in stats. In 2021, 6 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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Mathematical Science Professors	2,480	$66,600
Actuaries	1,950	$110,430
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Statisticians	1,820	$89,040
Survey Researchers	1,590	$57,560

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 Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.