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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Statistics is the 88th most popular major in the country with 9,599 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Massachusetts, there were 221 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $126,100 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 99 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in statistics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great statistics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the statistics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Statistics in Massachusetts

#1

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$29,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. WPI is a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 6 masters’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WPI are $29,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Statistics at WPI

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$50,654 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Harvard University is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 17 masters’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Statistics at Harvard

#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 75 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Statistics at Boston University

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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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