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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Statistics in the Great Lakes Region

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Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region

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 “Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region” 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 2,132 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,482 and $21,050 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 42 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in statistics. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in statistics.

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Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region stats students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 518 ’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Statistics Report

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 42 schools in the Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. UChicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 283 ’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

Read full report on Statistics at UChicago

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 42 schools in the Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school handed out 262 diplomas to qualified ’s stats students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

Full Purdue Statistics Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 210 ’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read more about Statistics at UW - Madison

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 160 diplomas to qualified ’s stats students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Statistics at U-M

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 88 ’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read more about Statistics at Michigan State University

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Oxford, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s stats degrees to 85 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Miami University - Oxford Statistics Report

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 66 ’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Statistics at Northwestern University

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 64 ’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Ohio State Statistics Report

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Grand Valley State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Allendale, Michigan, this large public school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified ’s stats students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full GVSU Statistics Report

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With a ranking of #11, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full IU Bloomington Statistics Report

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With a ranking of #12, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 30 ’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Statistics at UIC

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Central Michigan University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified ’s stats students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Read full report on Statistics at Central Michigan

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Western Illinois University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s stats degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Statistics at Western Illinois University

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With a ranking of #15, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 20 ’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.

Read more about Statistics at Case Western Reserve University

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Loyola University Chicago ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola University Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 20 ’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Statistics at Loyola Chicago

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified ’s stats students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Statistics at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

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Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. Northern Illinois University is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s stats degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Statistics at NIU

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

With a ranking of #18, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region list. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Statistics at WMU

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With a ranking of #20, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified ’s stats students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Statistics at University of Akron Main Campus

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Ball State University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified ’s stats students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ball State Statistics Report

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Butler University
Indianapolis, Indiana

Butler University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Butler is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 13 ’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Statistics at Butler University

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University of Evansville
Evansville, Indiana

University of Evansville ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Evansville is a small school located in Evansville, Indiana that handed out 13 ’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Statistics at University of Evansville

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Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wright State University - Main Campus is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s stats degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Statistics at Wright State University - Main Campus

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University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Stats Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 11 ’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.

Full University of Michigan - Dearborn Statistics Report

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