by our College Data Analytics TeamStatistics is a major offered under the mathematics and statistics program of study at Carnegie Mellon University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in stats, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Carnegie Mellon is in the top 10% of the country for stats. More specifically it was ranked #10 out of 172 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Carnegie Mellon.
Part-time undergraduates at Carnegie Mellon paid an average of $800 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $57,560 | $57,560 |
| Fees | $925 | $925 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,550 | $15,550 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,400 | $1,400 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Stats students who received their bachelor’s degree at Carnegie Mellon took out an average of $17,000 in student loans. That is 10% lower than the national average of $18,924.
The median early career salary of stats students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon is $87,183 per year. That is 58% higher than the national average of $55,352.
Carnegie Mellon does not offer an online option for its stats bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Carnegie Mellon Online Learning page.
About 45.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in stats in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42.8%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in stats at Carnegie Mellon in 2019-2020, 43.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 62 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 29 |
| International Students | 60 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Statistics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Statistics | 162 |
| Mathematical Statistics & Probability | 3 |
| Other Statistics | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to statistics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mathematics | 26 |
| Applied Mathematics | 28 |
| Other Statistics | 38 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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