Using science and data we decided to determine which programs offer the best career opportunities for statistics Majors. Here are the set of the top colleges for statistics Majors in US for 2021:
- Duke University
- Rice University
- University of Notre Dame
- Northwestern University
- Yale University
- University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Harvard University
- Brown University
- University of Florida
- Cornell University
25 best colleges for statistics majors in the US
1. Duke University
Location
Durham, NC
2. Rice University
Location
Houston, TX
3. University of Notre Dame
Location
Notre Dame, IN
4. Northwestern University
Location
Evanston, IL
5. Yale University
Location
New Haven, CT
6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Location
Ann Arbor, MI
7. Harvard University
Location
Cambridge, MA
8. Brown University
Location
Providence, RI
9. University of Florida
Location
Gainesville, FL
10. Cornell University
Location
Ithaca, NY
11. Emory University
Location
Atlanta, GA
12. University of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
13. Wake Forest University
Location
Winston-Salem, NC
14. University of Pennsylvania
Location
Philadelphia, PA
15. Stanford University
Location
Stanford, CA
16. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Location
Champaign, IL
17. University of Wisconsin - Madison
Location
Madison, WI
18. University of California - Los Angeles
Location
Los Angeles, CA
19. University of California, Berkeley
Location
Berkeley, CA
20. Purdue University
Location
West Lafayette, IN
21. California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Location
San Luis Obispo, CA
22. Amherst College
Location
Amherst, MA
23. Lehigh University
Location
Bethlehem, PA
24. Case Western Reserve University
Location
Cleveland, OH
25. University of Virginia
Location
Charlottesville, VA
How we determined the best statistics colleges
We looked at the following data from the NCES (National Center For Education Statistics) and College Scorecard data from ED.gov to understand what statistics departments offer the best career opportunities:
- Percentage of Graduating Class That Are Business Majors
- Mean Earnings After 10 Years
- Mean Earnings After 6 Years
- Admission Rate (More selective the better)
- Average cost of attendance (Lower is better)
- Median amount of debt
- Ratio of people working to not working after 10 years
Most popular jobs for statistics majors
Updated November 17, 2023