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Statistics at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every statistics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the stats program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students received their master's degree in stats.

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

Purdue Statistics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Stats
  • Doctorate Degree in Stats

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Purdue offers distance education options for stats at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Purdue Statistics Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Stats Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Statistics Master’s Program

37% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of stats master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 46
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Natural Sciences Managers 1,720 $65,270
Statisticians 440 $74,870
Actuaries 210 $100,950
Survey Researchers 100 $59,300

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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