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

23 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Southwest 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Statistics Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for statistics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 67% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 44% of the stats majors at the school.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular statistics schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Statistics at University of Houston Report

#4

Rice University

Houston, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rice University is a great place for statistics students working on their master’s degree. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

About 66% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 34% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for statistics students working on their master’s degree. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

Of the 27 students majoring in stats at SMU, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 52% are male.

Read full report on Statistics at The University of Texas at Dallas

The University of Texas at San Antonio 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 #7 on the list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

Of the 18 students majoring in stats at UTSA, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

About 60% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 40% are male.

Full Statistics at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 77% are male.

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#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree statistics programs. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

About 67% of the students majoring in stats at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Best Statistics Colleges by State

Explore the best statistics colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 384
Arizona 43
Oklahoma 4
New Mexico 18

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 23 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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