Statistics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.

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

UIUC Statistics Degrees Available

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

UIUC Statistics Rankings

The stats major at UIUC 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.

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.

Stats Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Statistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of stats bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	134
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	49
International Students	139
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UIUC Statistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of stats master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	18
International Students	77
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Statistics

If you plan to be a stats major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Statistics	420
Other Statistics	98

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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 Beyond My ken under License

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