Statistics at Cornell University

If you are interested in studying statistics, you may want to check out the program at Cornell University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Statistics section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Statistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Stats
• Master’s Degree in Stats

Cornell Statistics Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Stats Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the stats majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Statistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of stats master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	63
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Statistics

If you plan to be a stats major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Statistics	57

Related Majors

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

Careers That Stats Grads May Go Into

A degree in stats can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Mathematical Science Professors	4,700	$105,070
Actuaries	2,320	$150,950
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Statisticians	1,120	$95,870
Survey Researchers	710	$74,130

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.