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2023 Most Popular Statistics Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Statistics Master's Degree School for You

Statistics is the #32 most popular major in Illinois with 416 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois 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.

Check out the stats master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large 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.

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Out of the 8 schools in Illinois 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.

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 Western Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. 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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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular statistics schools in Illinois. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 14 students majoring in stats at Loyola Chicago, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 13 students majoring in stats at Northwestern, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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University of Illinois at Chicago 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on Statistics at University of Illinois at Chicago

Northern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in stats at NIU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#8

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul 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 #8 on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Best Statistics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Statistics Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 133
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 8 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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