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2023 Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

29 Colleges
$63,482 Avg Salary
$21,050 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Statistics School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, statistics was ranked #54 in the country. In fact 4,594 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Statistics program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for stats majors pursuing a .

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for statistics students. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for statistics students. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 4 spot on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for statistics students. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular statistics programs. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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Western Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

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Western Illinois University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular statistics programs. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Statistics Colleges by State

Explore the best statistics schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 133
Illinois 416
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 25 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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