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Most Popular Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

27 Colleges
$86,807 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Statistics Master's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the most popular school for statistics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 47% of the stats majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Women make up 45% of the stats majors at the school.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Of the 72 students majoring in stats at UW - Madison, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 4 spot on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

About 31% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 69% are male.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular statistics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Western Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

Of the 22 students majoring in stats at WIU, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree statistics programs. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in stats at IU Bloomington, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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

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With a ranking of #9, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Of the 15 students majoring in stats at Miami University - Oxford, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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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 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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