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2024 Best Statistics Schools in North Carolina

4 Colleges in North Carolina
434 Stats Degrees Awarded
$58,949 Avg Early-Career Salary
Statistics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #85 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Statistics Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 434 degrees in statistics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Statistics School

Best Statistics Schools in North Carolina The stats program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Statistics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for statistics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Statistics Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Stats
Master's Degrees in Stats
Doctor's Degrees in Stats

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Statistics Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Statistics in North Carolina

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the stats degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top North Carolina Schools in Stats

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NC

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in statistics. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.

There were approximately 28 statistics students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
219 Stats Degrees Awarded
25.6% Growth in Graduates

North Carolina State University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in statistics. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were about 219 statistics students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the statistics degree program at North Carolina State University make $9,390 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
50 Stats Degrees Awarded
18.0% Growth in Graduates

Wake Forest University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in statistics. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 4th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 50 statistics students who graduated with this degree at Wake Forest University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the stats program report average early career wages of $40,169.

More information about a degree in statistics from Wake Forest University

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NC

University of North Carolina at Wilmington is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in statistics. UNCW is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Wilmington. This university ranks 10th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 11 statistics students who graduated with this degree at UNCW in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Statistics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Statistics Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 240
Florida 282 360
Virginia 274 135
Tennessee 269 34
South Carolina 248 37
Kentucky 244 46
Louisiana 242 12
Mississippi 234 4
Arkansas 234 21
Alabama 233 22

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One of 4 majors within the Mathematics & Statistics area of study, Statistics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Stats Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Statistics 355
Mathematical Statistics & Probability 79

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mathematics 755
Applied Mathematics 323
Other Statistics 20
Applied Statistics 2

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