by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Stats Major in Washington” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Statistics is the 85th most popular major in the country with 9,979 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, statistics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $62,014 and had an average of $20,584 in loans still to pay off.
Across Washington, there were 117 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,852 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Stats Major in Washington” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in statistics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their statistics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Stats Major in Washington” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for washington master’s degree stats students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Stats Major in Washington list. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 15 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Stats Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 26 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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