Statistics at Stanford University

If you plan to study statistics, take a look at what Stanford University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 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.

Stanford Statistics Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Stanford

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? Stanford offers distance education options for stats at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Stanford Statistics Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Stats Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Statistics Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students earned a master's degree in stats from Stanford. About 35% of these graduates were women and the other 65% were men.

In the stats master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Mathematics
• Applied 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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860
Mathematical Science Professors	5,160	$127,480
Actuaries	1,410	$120,680
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150

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 Pere Joan under License

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