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2023 Most Popular Statistics Master's Degree Schools in California

19 Colleges
$86,807 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Statistics Master's Degree School for You

With 470 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, statistics is the #53 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Statistics Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in California to see which master's degree 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 master's degree.

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the most popular school in California for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 65% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the stats majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for statistics students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Of the 41 students majoring in stats at UC Berkeley, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular statistics schools in California. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 37% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 63% are male.

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Out of the 19 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 5 spot on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

About 31% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 69% are male.

Full Statistics at University of California - Davis Report

With a ranking of #6, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

Of the 28 students majoring in stats at CSULB, 79% are male and 21% are female.

Read full report on Statistics at California State University - Long Beach

#7

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in stats at National University, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Women make up 32% of the stats majors at the school.

Read full report on Statistics at California State University - Fullerton

#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 39% are male.

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University of California - Irvine 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 #10 on the list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

About 63% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 37% are male.

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Best Statistics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 47
Oregon 61
Nevada 6
Alaska 3

Statistics is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 19 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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