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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.

The Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Applied Statistics program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Applied Statistics Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

Women make up 18% of the applied statistics majors at the school.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular applied statistics schools in the United States. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Of the 11 students majoring in applied statistics at Virginia Tech, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great place for applied statistics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 60% of the applied statistics majors at the school.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 3 spot on the list. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

About 80% of the students majoring in applied statistics at the school are women while 20% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of South Carolina - Columbia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular applied statistics schools in the United States. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Of the 5 students majoring in applied statistics at UofSC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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With a ranking of #6, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for applied statistics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in applied statistics at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Portland State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools list. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

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University of Houston - Downtown came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 9 schools only.

  • 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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