2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Statistics in Pennsylvania

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the most popular for statistics students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 doctor's degrees in statistics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality statistics program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Statistics in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in statistics.

Most Well Attended Schools for Stats Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

13 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Carnegie Mellon University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in statistics. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in statistics in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 13 statistics students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

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2

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Pennsylvania is a popular decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in statistics. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in statistics in Pennsylvania.

There were about 6 statistics individuals who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in statistics has to check out Temple University. Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in statistics in Pennsylvania.

There were about 4 statistics students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

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3

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in statistics. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in statistics in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 4 statistics students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in statistics from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

5

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Harrisburg, PA

Located in the small city of Harrisburg, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a doctorate in statistics from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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