2023 Most Popular Statistics Schools
Finding the Best Statistics 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Statistics Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 267 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Statistics program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Statistics Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Statistics Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Statistics
Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for statistics students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Full Statistics at Columbia University in the City of New York Report
The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best statistics schools in the United States. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
Stats majors at UIUC take out an average of $18,850 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $253, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
Full Statistics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report
Out of the 267 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 3 spot on the list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
While working on their degree, stats majors at UC Davis accumulate an average of around $14,667 in student debt.
Out of the 267 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at University of California - Santa Barbara helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best statistics schools in the United States. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.
The average amount in student loans that stats majors at UCSB take out is $18,682.
Read full report on Statistics at University of California - Santa Barbara
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Stats majors at Purdue take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
Read full report on Statistics at Purdue University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #7, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
While working on their degree, stats majors at UCLA accumulate an average of around $15,000 in student debt.
Full Statistics at University of California - Los Angeles Report
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Stats majors at Carnegie Mellon take out an average of $15,779 in student loans while working on their egree.
North Carolina State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
On average, stats graduates from NC State take out $22,998 in student loans while working on their degree.
Read full report on Statistics at North Carolina State University
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for statistics students. It came in at #10 on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
After completing their degree, stats graduates from UW - Madison carry an average student debt load of $26,975.
Read full report on Statistics at University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of California - Berkeley ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Schools list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
Stats majors at UC Berkeley take out an average of $15,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
Full Statistics at University of California - Berkeley Report
Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Schools list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
The average amount in student loans that stats majors at BYU take out is $16,000.
With a ranking of #13, New York University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for statistics students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, stats graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick carry an average student debt load of $24,250.
Read full report on Statistics at Rutgers University - New Brunswick
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
While working on their degree, stats majors at U-M accumulate an average of around $20,309 in student debt.
Read full report on Statistics at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that stats majors at UMN Twin Cities take out is $20,500.
Read full report on Statistics at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
With a ranking of #17, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Full Statistics at Texas A&M University - College Station Report
University of Connecticut ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Schools list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
The average amount in student loans that stats majors at UCONN take out is $21,500. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $383, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for statistics students. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that stats majors at GWU take out is $25,134.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Schools list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Emory University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
While working on their degree, stats majors at Emory accumulate an average of around $23,308 in student debt.
With a ranking of #22, Duke University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
Southern Methodist University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular statistics programs. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
Read full report on Statistics at Southern Methodist University
Cornell University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Florida State University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Schools list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that stats majors at Florida State take out is $20,472.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Statistics Schools
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Statistics students that almost earned our Most Popular Statistics Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Ohio State University - Main Campus | Columbus, OH |
| 44 | Stanford University | Stanford, CA |
| 45 | Baruch College | New York, NY |
| 46 | San Diego State University | San Diego, CA |
| 46 | University of Missouri - Columbia | Columbia, MO |
| 48 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 49 | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 50 | Boston University | Boston, MA |
| 51 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR |
| 51 | Georgetown University | Washington, DC |
| 53 | University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ |
Statistics by Region
View the Most Popular Statistics Schools for a specific region near you.
| Region |
|---|
| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
Statistics Related Majors
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.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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