2025 Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for statistics students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 132 master's degrees in statistics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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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:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to statistics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other statistics students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for statistics to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized statistics related body.

Our full 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Statistics in North Carolina

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

Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in Stats

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

53 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in statistics needs to check out Duke University. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in statistics from Duke University

2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

65 Annual Graduates

$89,500 Median Starting Salary

North Carolina State University is a great choice for students interested in a master's degree in statistics. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Raleigh.

Master's students who receive their degree from the stats program earn about $89,500 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s 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	208	63
Georgia	190	77
Virginia	182	70
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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Statistics Related Rankings by Major

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	124
Mathematical Statistics & Probability	8

Majors Similar to Stats

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics	83
Mathematics	58
Applied Statistics	3

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.