2023 Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Statistics Master'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 Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 114 schools in the United States to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
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Top 15% Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the best school for statistics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for statistics students working on their master’s degree. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for statistics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.
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Washington University in St Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Michigan Technological University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Northwestern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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Carnegie Mellon University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree statistics programs. 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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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree statistics programs. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree statistics programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
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With a ranking of #14, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
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University of California - Berkeley landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree statistics programs. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
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With a ranking of #16, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s best schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for statistics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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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 Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 18 | California State University - Long Beach | Long Beach, CA |
| 19 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX |
| 20 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
| 21 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ |
| 22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
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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