Statistics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092.

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

UNC Chapel Hill Statistics Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Statistics Rankings

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In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in stats from UNC Chapel Hill. This makes it the #54 most popular school for stats master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Stats Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the stats majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Statistics Master’s Program

Of the 18 stats students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNC Chapel Hill, about 72% were men and 28% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNC Chapel Hill also has a doctoral program available in stats. In 2021, 10 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Mathematical Science Professors	1,870	$74,330
Statisticians	1,500	$101,010
Survey Researchers	350	$80,960
Actuaries	230	$117,190

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 Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.