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2023 Best Statistics Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Statistics Doctor's Degree School for You

Statistics is the #54 most popular major in the country with 4,594 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Statistics Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Statistics Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Statistics Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the best school for statistics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best statistics schools in the United States. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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Michigan Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for statistics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #7, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for statistics students working on their doctor’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for statistics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Statistics students that almost earned our Best Statistics Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA
12 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX

Statistics by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Statistics is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics 6,283
Mathematics 3,764
Applied Statistics 388
Other Statistics 98

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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