2024 Best Statistics Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Ranked #58 in popularity, statistics is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Statistics Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 22 doctor's degrees in statistics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on statistics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other statistics students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized statistics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for statistics students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Statistics Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Statistics Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Statistics in Illinois

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for statistics students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Stats

1

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in statistics needs to look into University of Chicago. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in statistics from University of Chicago

2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in statistics. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a doctorate in statistics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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	257	26
Ohio	253	18
Indiana	202	12
Wisconsin	163	16

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Rankings in Majors Related to Stats

One of 3 majors within the Statistics area of study, Statistics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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