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2023 Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Southeast Region

46 Colleges
$54,426 Avg Salary
$21,112 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 46 schools in the Southeast 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for stats majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the most popular school for statistics students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

On average, stats graduates from NC State take out $22,998 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Out of the 46 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

While working on their degree, stats majors at Emory accumulate an average of around $23,308 in student debt.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that stats majors at Florida State take out is $20,472.

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The excellent programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best statistics schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

Stats majors at UCF take out an average of $18,642 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #6, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular statistics programs. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

The average amount in student loans that stats majors at UF take out is $15,307.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that stats majors at University of Virginia take out is $20,750.

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#9

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

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#10

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for statistics students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Statistics Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 240
Virginia 139
North Carolina 434
Florida 367
Tennessee 34
Kentucky 46
South Carolina 37
Louisiana 12
Arkansas 29
Alabama 22
Mississippi 4

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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