2023 Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Statistics Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, statistics was ranked #85 in the country. In fact 9,979 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for stats majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 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 Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best statistics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for statistics students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #6 on this year’s Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree statistics programs. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
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Michigan State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #9 on this year’s Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.
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Western Illinois 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 #10 on the list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 373 |
| Ohio | 212 |
| Illinois | 959 |
| Indiana | 354 |
| Wisconsin | 232 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Stats
Statistics is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Stats
| 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 20 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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