2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Statistics in Massachusetts

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the most popular for statistics students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 99 master's degrees in statistics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Statistics School for Your Master's Degree

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. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for statistics.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Statistics in Massachusetts

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in statistics.

Most Well Attended Schools for Stats Students Working on Their Master's

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Boston University
Boston, MA

75 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Boston University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in statistics. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in statistics in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 75 statistics individuals who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

17 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Harvard University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in statistics. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in statistics in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 17 statistics individuals who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in statistics needs to check out Worcester Polytechnic Institute. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in statistics in Massachusetts.

There were about 6 statistics students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent data year.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Tufts University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in statistics. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in statistics in Massachusetts. More information about a master’s in statistics from Tufts University

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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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