2023 Best Statistics Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Statistics Doctor'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Statistics Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the stats doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Statistics Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the best school for statistics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great place for statistics students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out of the 64 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
Michigan Technological University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Northwestern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree statistics programs. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree statistics programs. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree statistics programs. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Statistics students that almost earned our Best Statistics Doctor's Degree Schools award.
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| 11 | University of California - Berkeley | Berkeley, CA |
| 12 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
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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 |
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| 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to QWFP.
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