2024 Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools in Texas
Statistics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #48 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in Texas 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 327 master's degrees in statistics during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Statistics School for Your Master's Degree
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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
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.
Early-Career Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
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 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.
One Size Does Not Fit All
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 Texas.
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