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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematical Statistics & Probability

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major

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In 2020-2021, 500 people earned their degree in mathematical statistics and probability, making the major the 579th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 202 mathematical statistics and probability graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mathematical statistics and probability. That schools that top this list have a program in mathematical statistics and probability in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major”.

Top 12 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematical Statistics & Probability

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 116 degrees to qualified masters’s mathematical statistics and probability students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Columbia Mathematical Statistics & Probability Report

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 11 masters’s mathematical statistics and probability degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Wake Forest University Mathematical Statistics & Probability Report

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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Cruz, California. It awarded 11 masters’s mathematical statistics and probability degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Mathematical Statistics & Probability at University of California - Santa Cruz

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 18 masters’s mathematical statistics and probability degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Mathematical Statistics & Probability Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s mathematical statistics and probability degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Mathematical Statistics & Probability at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

University of Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major ranking, coming in at #6. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s mathematical statistics and probability degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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University of Nevada - Reno ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major list. UNR is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 5 masters’s mathematical statistics and probability degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Mathematical Statistics & Probability at UNR

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Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana

Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major ranking. Indiana University - Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s mathematical statistics and probability degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Mathematical Statistics & Probability at IU Bloomington

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University of the Incarnate Word landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s mathematical statistics and probability students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UIW Mathematical Statistics & Probability Report

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major ranking, coming in at #9. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 198 diplomas to qualified masters’s mathematical statistics and probability students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Mathematical Statistics & Probability at Purdue University - Main Campus

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Marquette University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major ranking. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s mathematical statistics and probability students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Read full report on Mathematical Statistics & Probability at Marquette

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Major ranking, coming in at #9. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 0 masters’s mathematical statistics and probability degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Mathematical Statistics & Probability Report

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