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2023 Most Popular Statistics Schools in California

24 Colleges
$54,226 Avg Salary
$18,512 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Statistics School for You

With 1,509 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, statistics is the #71 most popular major in California.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Statistics Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in California 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Statistics Colleges.

Our analysis found University of California - Davis to be the most popular school for statistics students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that stats majors at UC Davis take out is $14,667.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Stats majors at UCSB take out an average of $18,682 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 24 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that stats majors at UCLA take out is $15,000.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best statistics schools in California. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, stats graduates from UC Berkeley carry an average student debt load of $15,000.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for statistics students. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

The average amount in student loans that stats majors at UCSD take out is $18,083.

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California State University - East Bay landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular statistics programs. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

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#7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Schools in California list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #8, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

On average, stats graduates from SDSU take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Riverside did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, stats graduates from UCR carry an average student debt load of $21,662.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Schools in California ranking. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, stats majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo accumulate an average of around $20,001 in student debt.

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Best Statistics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Statistics Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 117
Oregon 61
Nevada 6
Alaska 3

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

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 24 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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