Statistics at University of California - Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327.

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

UC Berkeley Statistics Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley 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 UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Statistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of stats master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

In the stats master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 University of California - Berkeley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Statistics	49

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 University of California - Berkeley.

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 LAgirl5252 under License

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