2025 Best Statistics Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in statistics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #52 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Statistics Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 42 doctor's degrees in statistics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on statistics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other statistics students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt statistics students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized statistics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for statistics students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Statistics Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Statistics Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Statistics in North Carolina

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for statistics students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in Stats

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in statistics needs to check out Duke University. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham.More information about a doctorate in statistics from Duke University

2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

23 Annual Graduates

North Carolina State University is a good decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in statistics. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in statistics from North Carolina State University

Best Statistics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Statistics Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	22
Virginia	127	13
Georgia	126	7
Mississippi	113	0
Louisiana	103	0
South Carolina	91	7
Kentucky	87	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Stats

Statistics is one of 4 different types of Mathematics & Statistics programs to choose from.

Stats Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Statistics	33
Mathematical Statistics & Probability	9

Most Popular Majors Related to Stats

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mathematics	36
Applied Mathematics	18

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.