Statistics at University of Georgia

If you are interested in studying statistics, you may want to check out the program at University of Georgia. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,870 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Georgia in 2021, 43 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.

UGA Statistics Degrees Available

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

UGA Statistics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the stats progam at UGA 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 UGA 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
	49
Best Statistics Schools	71

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in stats from UGA. This makes it the #31 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.

How Much Do Stats Graduates from UGA Make?

The median salary of stats students who receive their bachelor's degree at UGA is $49,825. This is 1% higher than $49,491, which is the national average for all stats bachelor's degree recipients.

Stats Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Statistics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students earned a bachelor's degree in stats from UGA. About 35% of these graduates were women and the other 65% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UGA Statistics Master’s Program

Of the 30 students who graduated with a master’s in stats from UGA in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UGA 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Statisticians	920	$92,800
Mathematical Science Professors	730	$76,640
Actuaries	210	$118,790

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.