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Finding the Best Applied Statistics Graduate Certificate School for You

Applied Statistics is the #282 most popular major in the country with 464 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Applied Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the applied statistics graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

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Our 2023 rankings named Michigan Technological University the best school in the United States for applied statistics students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best applied statistics schools in the United States. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools list. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate applied statistics programs. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate applied statistics programs. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Portland State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools list. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

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Applied Statistics by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Applied Statistics is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mathematics 30,202
Applied Mathematics 11,107
Statistics 9,979
Other Statistics 644

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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