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2023 Most Popular Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

33 Colleges
$53,046 Avg Salary
$20,591 Avg Student Debt

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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Most Popular Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Statistics program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Statistics Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 171 students majoring in stats at Carnegie Mellon, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Full Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University Report

Out of the 33 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Of the 67 students majoring in stats at Rutgers New Brunswick, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 62 students majoring in stats at UPenn, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 33 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in stats at Cornell, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Full Statistics at Cornell University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 39% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 61% are male.

Read full report on Statistics at Columbia University in the City of New York

With a ranking of #6, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 30 students majoring in stats at GWU, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Full Statistics at George Washington University Report

#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #7, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

Of the 28 students majoring in stats at University at Buffalo, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Statistics at University at Buffalo Report

#8

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree statistics programs. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

Of the 26 students majoring in stats at University of Rochester, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Read full report on Statistics at University of Rochester

With a ranking of #8, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus 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 Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on Statistics at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

About 23% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 77% are male.

Full Statistics at Temple University Report

Best Statistics Colleges by State

Explore the best statistics colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 722
New York 1,215
Maryland 76
New Jersey 173
District of Columbia 200
Delaware 34

One of 4 majors within the area of study, statistics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 27 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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