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

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Finding the Best Statistics Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 55% of the stats majors at the school.

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

#2

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 30 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 168 students majoring in stats at NYU, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Full Statistics at New York University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular statistics schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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

Full Statistics at George Washington University Report

Out of the 30 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Of the 87 students majoring in stats at Rutgers New Brunswick, 55% are male and 45% are female.

Read full report on Statistics at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#5

Baruch College

New York, NY

Out of the 30 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baruch College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Baruch is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

Of the 52 students majoring in stats at Baruch, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for statistics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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#7

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 47 students majoring in stats at Georgetown, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#8

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #8, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 43 students majoring in stats at Carnegie Mellon, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#9

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

With a ranking of #9, Fordham University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in stats at Fordham U, 53% are male and 48% are female.

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#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #10, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Of the 37 students majoring in stats at Johns Hopkins, 59% are male and 41% are female.

Full Statistics at Johns Hopkins 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 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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