2024 Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

If you plan on getting your master's degree in statistics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #48 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for statistics students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 152 master's degrees in statistics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master'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 - The number of statistics students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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 master'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 master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Statistics Schools

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 District of Columbia list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Statistics in District of Columbia

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for statistics students seeking a a master's degree.

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Master's in Stats

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

88 Annual Graduates

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

2

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

47 Annual Graduates

$96,445 Median Starting Salary

Georgetown University is a great option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in statistics. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.

After graduating, stats master's recipients generally make around $96,445 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in statistics from Georgetown University

Best Statistics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	987
Pennsylvania	248	201
Maryland	193	46
New Jersey	188	99
Delaware	109	26

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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	105
Mathematics & Statistics	47

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics	110
Mathematics	6

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.