by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Stats Major for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Stats Major for an Associate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in statistics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular statistics programs in the United States.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Stats Major for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree stats students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Stats Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the #1 spot on the list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Amarillo, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Casper College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Stats Major for an Associate list. Casper College is located in Casper, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s stats degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Stats Major for an Associate list. South Dakota State is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 72 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
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