Statistics at Wake Forest University

If you plan to study statistics, take a look at what Wake Forest University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,789. In 2021, 39 stats majors received their bachelor's degree from Wake Forest University.

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

Wake Forest University Statistics Degrees Available

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

Wake Forest University Statistics Rankings

The stats major at Wake Forest University 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.

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in stats from Wake Forest University. This makes it the #84 most popular school for stats master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Wake Forest University Stats Graduates

The median salary of stats students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wake Forest University is $40,169. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $49,491 for all stats students.

Stats Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Statistics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in stats from Wake Forest University in 2021, 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical stats bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Wake Forest University since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Wake Forest University Statistics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 stats majors earned their master's degree from Wake Forest University. Of these graduates, 55% were men and 45% were women.

Of the students who received a stats master's degree from Wake Forest University, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Wake Forest University also has a doctoral program available in stats. In 2021, 0 student 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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

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 JHMM13 under License

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