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2023 Most Popular Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 190 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree 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.

Check out the stats bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for statistics students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Women make up 37% of the stats majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

About 46% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 54% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Of the 239 students majoring in stats at UC Davis, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Of the 198 students majoring in stats at Purdue, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 48% of the stats majors at the school.

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#6

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 47% are male.

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Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

Of the 171 students majoring in stats at BYU, 72% are male and 28% are female.

The average amount in student loans that stats majors at BYU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,946.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for statistics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Women make up 42% of the stats majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, stats graduates from UC Berkeley carry an average student debt load of $16,608.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 127 students majoring in stats at UMN Twin Cities, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Women make up 49% of the stats majors at the school.

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Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for statistics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

About 51% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 49% are male.

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University of Connecticut ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Women make up 49% of the stats majors at the school.

Stats majors at UCONN take out an average of $21,335 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $383, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree statistics programs. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

About 54% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 46% are male.

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North Carolina State University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree statistics programs. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Of the 83 students majoring in stats at NC State, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 58% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, stats majors at Rutgers New Brunswick accumulate an average of around $22,702 in student debt.

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Southern Methodist University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

About 46% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#15

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for statistics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 34% of the stats majors at the school.

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Yale University

New Haven, CT

With a ranking of #18, Yale University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

Women make up 28% of the stats majors at the school.

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Miami University - Oxford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for statistics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Women make up 54% of the stats majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #19, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 38% of the stats majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, stats majors at UCF accumulate an average of around $21,540 in student debt.

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University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

Women make up 44% of the stats majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, stats graduates from UF carry an average student debt load of $14,957.

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

About 44% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 56% are male.

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With a ranking of #23, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 52% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, stats majors at UCSD accumulate an average of around $17,981 in student debt.

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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 30% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 70% are male.

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University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 54 students majoring in stats at Iowa, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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#27

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
#28

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
29 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
30 University of Georgia Athens, GA
31 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD
32 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
33 Cornell University Ithaca, NY
34 Iowa State University Ames, IA
34 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
34 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
37 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, MN
37 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
37 Rice University Houston, TX

Statistics by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Statistics is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 26 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.

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