2023 Most Popular Statistics Schools
Finding the Best Statistics 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 Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. This report analyzed 178 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Statistics program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Statistics Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for stats majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Statistics
Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for statistics students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 178 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Statistics Schools list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for statistics students. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
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Out of the 178 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 5 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
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With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students. 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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Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for statistics students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.
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George Washington University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular statistics programs. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
University of North Texas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular statistics programs. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #11, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Schools list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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Stanford University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular statistics programs. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Cornell University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular statistics programs. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
With a ranking of #15, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Baruch College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Baruch is a public college with a large student population.
With a ranking of #17, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #18, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
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Duke University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
Boston University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Schools list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
With a ranking of #20, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for statistics students. It came in at #20 on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
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With a ranking of #23, California State University - East Bay did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a large student population.
Oregon State University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular statistics programs. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.
University of California - Davis landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular statistics programs. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.
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Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Statistics students that almost earned our Most Popular Statistics Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL |
| 28 | Fordham University | Bronx, NY |
| 29 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD |
| 29 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| 31 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester, PA |
| 32 | Rice University | Houston, TX |
| 33 | University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT |
| 34 | University of Washington - Seattle Campus | Seattle, WA |
| 35 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| 35 | The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, TX |
| 35 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX |
Statistics by Region
View the Most Popular Statistics Schools for a specific region near you.
| Region |
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
Statistics Related Majors
Statistics is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 26 schools only.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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