Statistics at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640. Of the 9,926 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2021, 122 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.

UW - Madison Statistics Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Statistics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the stats progam at UW - Madison 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 UW - Madison 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	40

In 2021, 72 students received their master’s degree in stats from UW - Madison. This makes it the #9 most popular school for stats master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Stats Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Statistics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 122 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in stats from UW - Madison in 2021, 51% were men and 49% were women. The typical stats bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	78
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UW - Madison Statistics Master’s Program

Of the 72 stats students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UW - Madison, about 63% were men and 38% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	67
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW - Madison also has a doctoral program available in stats. In 2021, 16 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Mathematical Science Professors	820	$85,150
Actuaries	690	$106,850
Natural Sciences Managers	610	$106,110
Statisticians	580	$82,330
Survey Researchers	80	$48,010

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 Czar under License

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