2023 Most Popular Statistics Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Statistics Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 164 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Statistics Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Statistics Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the United States for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 55% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 45% are male.
Full Statistics at Columbia University in the City of New York Report
Out of the 164 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 city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 47% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 53% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 52% of the stats majors at the school.
Out of the 164 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
Of the 118 students majoring in stats at NC State, 52% are male and 48% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
About 45% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 55% are male.
George Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 88 students majoring in stats at GWU, 51% are male and 49% are female.
With a ranking of #7, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 45% of the stats majors at the school.
Full Statistics at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report
With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 87 students majoring in stats at Texas A&M College Station, 67% are male and 33% are female.
Full Statistics at Texas A&M University - College Station Report
With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Women make up 38% of the stats majors at the school.
University of North Texas ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
About 44% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 56% are male.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree statistics programs. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
Of the 55 students majoring in stats at U-M, 69% are male and 31% are female.
Read full report on Statistics at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Baruch College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Baruch is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 40% of the stats majors at the school.
Stanford University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 52 students majoring in stats at Stanford, 65% are male and 35% are female.
With a ranking of #14, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
About 37% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 63% are male.
With a ranking of #15, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Of the 50 students majoring in stats at Cornell, 48% are male and 52% are female.
University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 49 students majoring in stats at University of Virginia, 61% are male and 39% are female.
Full Statistics at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report
With a ranking of #17, California State University - East Bay did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 50% are male.
Read full report on Statistics at California State University - East Bay
Georgetown University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 62% of the stats majors at the school.
With a ranking of #19, Boston University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Women make up 58% of the stats majors at the school.
With a ranking of #20, Duke University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
About 43% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 57% are male.
Carnegie Mellon University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 53% of the stats majors at the school.
Read full report on Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University
With a ranking of #22, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
Of the 41 students majoring in stats at Ohio State, 46% are male and 54% are female.
University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for statistics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.
Women make up 44% of the stats majors at the school.
Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for statistics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.
Women make up 48% of the stats majors at the school.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Statistics Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 26 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD |
| 27 | University of California - Davis | Davis, CA |
| 28 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester, PA |
| 28 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR |
| 30 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| 30 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
| 32 | Rice University | Houston, TX |
Statistics by Region
View the Most Popular Statistics Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
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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 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.
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