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2023 Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Statistics Master's Degree School for You

With 470 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, statistics is the #53 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for stats majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best school in California for statistics students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best statistics schools in California. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s best schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. UCSB is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

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University of California - San Diego landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree statistics programs. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - East Bay ranked #9 on this year’s Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a large student population.

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University of California - Riverside came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.

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Best Statistics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Statistics Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 47
Oregon 61
Nevada 6
Alaska 3

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

Majors Similar to Stats

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 14 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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