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2025 Best Statistics Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges in Illinois
947 Stats Degrees Awarded
$72,749 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in statistics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #85 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of statistics. Combined, these schools handed out 947 degrees in statistics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Statistics School

Best Statistics Schools in Illinois Your choice of statistics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Statistics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Statistics Degree Level

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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Statistics Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Statistics in Illinois

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the stats degree levels they offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Stats

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
366 Stats Degrees Awarded
22.7% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Chicago if you want to pursue a degree in statistics. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were roughly 366 statistics students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available. Those statistics students who get their degree from University of Chicago earn $43,176 more than the average stats grad.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
80 Stats Degrees Awarded
17.5% Growth in Graduates

Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in statistics. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were roughly 80 statistics students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the statistics major at Northwestern University make $5,168 more than the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
393 Stats Degrees Awarded
$68,636 Median Starting Salary

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in statistics. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 393 statistics students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the stats program state that they receive average early career income of $68,636.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Stats Degrees Awarded
11.8% Growth in Graduates

University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in statistics. UIC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 10th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 34 statistics students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the stats program make an average of $38,296 in their early career salary.

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Best Statistics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Statistics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 363
Ohio 314 205
Indiana 294 346
Wisconsin 273 232

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Statistics is one of 4 different types of Mathematics & Statistics programs to choose from.

Stats Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Statistics 835
Other Statistics 98
Mathematics & Statistics 8
Mathematical Statistics & Probability 6

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mathematics 959
Applied Mathematics 557
Applied Statistics 14
Other Statistics 3

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