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2023 Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

43 Colleges
$63,482 Avg Salary
$21,050 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Statistics 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for statistics students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a very large public school located in the 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

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for statistics students. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for statistics students. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Stats majors at Purdue take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

After completing their degree, stats graduates from UW - Madison carry an average student debt load of $26,975.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

While working on their degree, stats majors at U-M accumulate an average of around $20,309 in student debt.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular statistics programs. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, stats graduates from Michigan State carry an average student debt load of $24,125.

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With a ranking of #7, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

After completing their degree, stats graduates from Miami University - Oxford carry an average student debt load of $18,687.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

The average amount in student loans that stats majors at Northwestern take out is $15,500.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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With a ranking of #10, Grand Valley State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

After completing their degree, stats graduates from GVSU carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

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Best Statistics Colleges by State

Explore the best statistics schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 373
Ohio 212
Illinois 959
Indiana 354
Wisconsin 232

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 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.

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