2023 Best Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Statistics Bachelor's Degree School for You
Statistics is the #85 most popular major in the country with 9,979 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Best Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 107 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree 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 Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for stats majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 15% Best Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the best school in the United States for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best statistics schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best statistics schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Out of the 107 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dartmouth College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.
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With a ranking of #6, Amherst College did quite well on this year’s best schools for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, Amherst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of Notre Dame did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for statistics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.
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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for statistics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
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Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for statistics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
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William & Mary came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Williams College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the fringe town of Williamstown, Williams is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Emory University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree statistics programs. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
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With a ranking of #13, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree statistics programs. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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With a ranking of #15, Michigan Technological University did quite well on this year’s best schools for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of California - Berkeley landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree statistics programs. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
On average, stats graduates from UC Berkeley take out $16,608 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 17 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 18 | Washington University in St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
| 19 | Gustavus Adolphus College | Saint Peter, MN |
| 20 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 21 | Carleton College | Northfield, MN |
Statistics by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Stats
Statistics is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mathematics | 30,202 |
| Applied Mathematics | 11,107 |
| Other Statistics | 644 |
| Applied Statistics | 464 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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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