2024 Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of statistics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 77 master's degrees in statistics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

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

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

The stats school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools in Georgia.

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

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

Top Georgia Schools for a Master's in Stats

1

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

30 Annual Graduates

University of Georgia is a good choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in statistics. UGA is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens.More information about a master’s in statistics from University of Georgia

2

Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA

19 Annual Graduates

$75,986 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in statistics needs to look into Kennesaw State University. KSU Georgia is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

Master's students who receive their degree from the stats program earn an average of $75,986 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in statistics from Kennesaw 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	208	63
Virginia	182	70
North Carolina	178	191
Tennessee	166	14
Alabama	151	8
Kentucky	147	18
Louisiana	147	12
South Carolina	146	1
Mississippi	145	3
Arkansas	121	21

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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	77

Majors Similar to Stats

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics	84
Mathematics	67

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.