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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Statistics in California

13 Ranked Colleges
443 Degrees Awarded
$29,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Stats Schools for a Master's in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,599 people earned their degree in statistics, making the major the 88th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, statistics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $61,950 and had an average of $22,199 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 1,628 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,380 and $15,710 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 443 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in statistics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great statistics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the statistics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in California.

Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Statistics in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in California list. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Statistics at UCLA

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in California. UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 52 masters’s stats degrees to qualified students.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347.

Full UC Berkeley Statistics Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in California list. University of California - San Diego is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s stats degrees to qualified students.

UCSD also made our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Statistics at University of California - San Diego

#4

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in California. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s stats students in 2019-2020.

UCSB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670.

Read more about Statistics at University of California - Santa Barbara

#10 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 30 masters’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree stats students list, CSULB has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Long Beach are $17,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Statistics at California State University - Long Beach

#5 in overall quality

University of California - Davis landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in California ranking. UC Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s stats degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Statistics at University of California - Davis

#8 in overall quality

University of California - Irvine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in California ranking, coming in at #7. University of California - Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 23 masters’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456.

Read full report on Statistics at University of California - Irvine

#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

San Diego State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in California ranking. SDSU is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU also made our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SDSU Statistics Report

With a ranking of #9, California State University - East Bay did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in California list. Hayward, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s stats degrees to 51 students in 2019-2020.

Cal State East Bay also made our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State East Bay are $17,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cal State East Bay Statistics Report

#10

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California
#11 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in California ranking, coming in at #10. UCR is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 3 masters’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCR, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCR Statistics Report

#11

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#13 in overall quality

San Jose State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in California list. This large school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 29 masters’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jose State, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Statistics at San Jose State

#12

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

University of Southern California landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in California ranking. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s stats degrees to qualified students.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Statistics at University of Southern California

#13

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Stanford University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in California ranking. Stanford University is a fairly large school located in Stanford, California that handed out 66 masters’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford also made our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Statistics at Stanford

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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