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2023 Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Statistics Master'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.

The Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 114 schools in the United States to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 15% Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school in the United States for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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 Master’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

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best statistics schools in the United States. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 114 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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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 master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree statistics programs. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#11

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #11, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree statistics programs. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #13, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#14

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #14, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for statistics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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#16

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #16, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s best schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#17

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
18 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
19 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
20 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
21 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
22 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC

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).
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