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Most Popular Statistics Schools

There are 285 colleges that offer a degree in Statistics. Ranked by yearly graduations, here are the most popular below:

Finding the Best Statistics School for You

With all the Statistics programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick-and-mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school halfway across the country without even leaving your house.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 285 schools in the United States offering Statistics programs. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school’s program.

Check out the Statistics programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the U.S. for Statistics majors. Located in New York, NY, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 504 people earned their degree in Statistics from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $75,228. Read full report on Statistics at Columbia University in the City of New York

University of North Texas landed the #2 spot in our Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. University of North Texas is a public school located in Denton, TX. During the most recent year for which we have data, 455 people earned their degree in Statistics from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $42,036. Read More…

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign comes in at #3 on our list of the most popular colleges for Statistics majors. Located in Champaign, IL, this is a public institution. This school awarded 420 degrees in Statistics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $53,513. Full Statistics at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Report

University of California-Santa Barbara landed the #4 spot in our Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. Located in Santa Barbara, CA, this is a public institution. This school awarded 405 degrees in Statistics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $38,259. Full Statistics at University of California-Santa Barbara Report

University of California-Los Angeles landed the #5 spot in our Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. Located in Los Angeles, CA, this is a public institution. This school awarded 360 degrees in Statistics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $41,763. Full Statistics at University of California-Los Angeles Report

University of California-Davis landed the #6 spot in our Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. University of California-Davis is a public school located in Davis, CA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 287 people earned their degree in Statistics from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $41,123. Read full report on Statistics at University of California-Davis

#7

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University-Main Campus comes in at #7 on our list of the most popular colleges for Statistics majors. Located in West Lafayette, IN, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 273 people earned their degree in Statistics from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $61,124. Full Statistics at Purdue University-Main Campus Report

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor landed the #8 spot in our Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. Located in Ann Arbor, MI, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 203 people earned their degree in Statistics from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $64,597. Read More…

#9

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University comes in at #9 on our list of the most popular colleges for Statistics majors. Located in Pittsburgh, PA, this is a private nonprofit institution. This school awarded 188 degrees in Statistics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $88,268. Read full report on Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University

#10

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia-Main Campus comes in at #10 on our list of the most popular colleges for Statistics majors. University of Virginia-Main Campus is a public school located in Charlottesville, VA. This school awarded 178 degrees in Statistics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $64,471. Read full report on Statistics at University of Virginia-Main Campus

University of Wisconsin-Madison landed the #11 spot in our Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. Located in Madison, WI, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 173 people earned their degree in Statistics from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $53,379. Read full report on Statistics at University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of California-Berkeley comes in at #12 on our list of the most popular colleges for Statistics majors. University of California-Berkeley is a public school located in Berkeley, CA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 166 people earned their degree in Statistics from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $57,445. Full Statistics at University of California-Berkeley Report

#13

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

Rutgers University-New Brunswick landed the #13 spot in our Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. Rutgers University-New Brunswick is a public school located in New Brunswick, NJ. During the most recent year for which we have data, 164 people earned their degree in Statistics from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $52,303. Read full report on Statistics at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

#14

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University comes in at #14 on our list of the most popular colleges for Statistics majors. Emory University is a private nonprofit school located in Atlanta, GA. This school awarded 160 degrees in Statistics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $61,856. Read More…

North Carolina State University at Raleigh comes in at #15 on our list of the most popular colleges for Statistics majors. Located in Raleigh, NC, this is a public institution. This school awarded 150 degrees in Statistics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $50,866. Full Statistics at North Carolina State University at Raleigh Report

Texas A&M University-College Station comes in at #16 on our list of the most popular colleges for Statistics majors. Texas A&M University-College Station is a public school located in College Station, TX. This school awarded 143 degrees in Statistics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $54,018. Read full report on Statistics at Texas A&M University-College Station

Brigham Young University landed the #17 spot in our Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. Brigham Young University is a private nonprofit school located in Provo, UT. This school awarded 138 degrees in Statistics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $50,157. Full Statistics at Brigham Young University Report

#18

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University comes in at #18 on our list of the most popular colleges for Statistics majors. Johns Hopkins University is a private nonprofit school located in Baltimore, MD. This school awarded 135 degrees in Statistics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $89,069. Full Statistics at Johns Hopkins University Report

The University of Texas at Austin comes in at #19 on our list of the most popular colleges for Statistics majors. The University of Texas at Austin is a public school located in Austin, TX. This school awarded 133 degrees in Statistics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $51,060. Read More…

#20

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #20 spot in our Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. University of Florida is a public school located in Gainesville, FL. During the most recent year for which we have data, 129 people earned their degree in Statistics from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $48,898. Read full report on Statistics at University of Florida

University of Connecticut comes in at #21 on our list of the most popular colleges for Statistics majors. Located in Storrs, CT, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 124 people earned their degree in Statistics from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $53,816. Read More…

#22

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University comes in at #22 on our list of the most popular colleges for Statistics majors. Duke University is a private nonprofit school located in Durham, NC. This school awarded 121 degrees in Statistics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $74,497. Read full report on Statistics at Duke University

#23

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago comes in at #23 on our list of the most popular colleges for Statistics majors. University of Chicago is a private nonprofit school located in Chicago, IL. During the most recent year for which we have data, 108 people earned their degree in Statistics from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $77,119. Read full report on Statistics at University of Chicago

#24

Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH

Miami University-Oxford landed the #24 spot in our Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking. Miami University-Oxford is a public school located in Oxford, OH. This school awarded 101 degrees in Statistics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $49,538. Full Statistics at Miami University-Oxford Report

#25

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University comes in at #25 on our list of the most popular colleges for Statistics majors. Cornell University is a private nonprofit school located in Ithaca, NY. This school awarded 100 degrees in Statistics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $70,710. Read full report on Statistics at Cornell University

#26

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
#29

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
#31

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
#32

Yale University

New Haven, CT
#33

Boston University

Boston, MA
#36

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
#38

Stanford University

Stanford, CA
#40

Rice University

Houston, TX
#42

University of Georgia

Athens, GA
#46

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ
#47

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
#49

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that also graduate students in this major every year.

Rank College Location
51 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
52 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
53 Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO
54 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
55 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
56 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
57 New York University New York, NY
58 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
59 Georgetown University Washington, DC
60 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
61 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA
62 California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA
63 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
64 Utah State University Logan, UT
65 University of South Florida Tampa, FL
66 University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL
67 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
68 University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA
69 American University Washington, DC
70 CUNY Hunter College New York, NY
71 George Washington University Washington, DC
72 North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND
73 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
74 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
75 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN
76 University of Delaware Newark, DE
77 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
78 University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA
79 Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN
80 Williams College Williamstown, MA
81 Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ
82 Chapman University Orange, CA
83 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK
84 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
85 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
86 University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
87 CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY
88 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
89 National University San Diego, CA
90 University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD
91 University of South Alabama Mobile, AL
92 University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC
93 University of Houston Houston, TX
94 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
95 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI
96 Villanova University Villanova, PA
97 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
98 Amherst College Amherst, MA
99 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
100 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
101 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
102 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
103 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA
104 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
105 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
106 University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO
107 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
108 California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA
109 Carleton College Northfield, MN
110 University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA
111 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH
112 University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
113 University of Vermont Burlington, VT
114 CUNY Queens College Queens, NY
115 Colby College Waterville, ME
116 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
117 Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ
118 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
119 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
120 University of Wyoming Laramie, WY
121 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
122 Montana State University Bozeman, MT
123 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
124 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
125 Winona State University Winona, MN
126 Butler University Indianapolis, IN
127 Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL
128 Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN
129 Pennsylvania Western University California, PA
130 St Lawrence University Canton, NY
131 University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA
132 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA
133 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX
134 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
135 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
136 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
137 Elon University Elon, NC
138 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
139 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
140 United States Military Academy West Point, NY
141 University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH
142 Washington State University Pullman, WA
143 Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR
144 Auburn University Auburn, AL
145 Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA
146 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
147 University of Idaho Moscow, ID
148 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
149 University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN
150 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
151 Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH
152 High Point University High Point, NC
153 Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL
154 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
155 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN
156 Smith College Northampton, MA
157 Truman State University Kirksville, MO
158 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
159 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
160 Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR
161 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
162 Florida International University Miami, FL
163 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg, PA
164 Ohio Northern University Ada, OH
165 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA
166 University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK
167 University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN
168 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE
169 University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV
170 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
171 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
172 California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA
173 Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni, IA
174 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA
175 Misericordia University Dallas, PA
176 Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN
177 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
178 University of Maine Orono, ME
179 University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC
180 University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR
181 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
182 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA
183 Brown University Providence, RI
184 Canisius University Buffalo, NY
185 Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN
186 Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO
187 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
188 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI
189 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
190 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD
191 University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA
192 University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI
193 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
194 Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA
195 Ball State University Muncie, IN
196 Barnard College New York, NY
197 Baylor University Waco, TX
198 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY
199 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI
200 Luther College Decorah, IA

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More Statistics Rankings

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the Most Popular Statistics Schools ranking, along with other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Statistics Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Statistics 7,709
Mathematics & Statistics 871
Other Statistics 565
Statistics & Probability 458
Related Major Annual Graduates
Mathematics 25,518
Applied Mathematics 11,002
Other Statistics 575
Applied Statistics 572

References

*The average salary above is for the top 25 schools only.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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