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2024 Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

6 Colleges in Illinois
394 Master's Degrees
$95,010 Avg Early-Career Salary
a master's degree in statistics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #48 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for statistics students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 394 master's degrees in statistics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Statistics School for Your Master's Degree

Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools in Illinois Your choice of statistics for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

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

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Statistics in Illinois

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in statistics.

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Stats

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It's difficult to beat University of Chicago if you want to pursue a master's degree in statistics. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Statistics master's degree recipients from University of Chicago receive an earnings boost of about $24,406 above the typical income of statistics graduates.

More information about a master’s in statistics from University of Chicago

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13 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Northwestern University if you want to pursue a master's degree in statistics. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston.More information about a master’s in statistics from Northwestern University

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It is hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a master's degree in statistics. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the stats program report average early career wages of $86,086.

More information about a master’s in statistics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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14 Annual Graduates

Loyola University Chicago is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in statistics. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in statistics from Loyola University Chicago

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8 Annual Graduates

UIC is a very large public university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in statistics from University of Illinois at Chicago

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22 Annual Graduates

WIU is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Macomb.More information about a master’s in statistics from Western Illinois University

Best Statistics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Statistics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 211 97
Ohio 207 73
Indiana 191 83
Wisconsin 173 72

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One of 4 majors within the Mathematics & Statistics area of study, Statistics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Stats Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Statistics 385
Mathematical Statistics & Probability 9

Majors Similar to Stats

Related Major Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics 532
Mathematics 168
Applied Statistics 19

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