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2023 Most Popular Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

27 Colleges
$86,807 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Statistics Master's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the most popular school for statistics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 53% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for statistics students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Women make up 38% of the stats majors at the school.

Full Statistics at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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

Full Statistics at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree statistics programs. 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.

Full Statistics at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Western Illinois University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

Women make up 45% of the stats majors at the school.

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Indiana University - Bloomington 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 47% of the stats majors at the school.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State 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 #9 on the list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

Of the 15 students majoring in stats at Ball State, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Women make up 27% of the stats majors at the school.

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Best Statistics Colleges by State

Explore the best statistics colleges 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 27 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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