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2023 Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

7 Colleges
$86,807 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Statistics Master's Degree School for You

Statistics is the #32 most popular major in Illinois with 416 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Illinois

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

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Statistics

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for statistics students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree statistics programs. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Statistics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Statistics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 133
Ohio 98
Indiana 103
Wisconsin 88

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 7 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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