by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for statistics students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 385 master's degrees in statistics to qualified students.
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Your choice of statistics for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for statistics students working on their master's degree.
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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in statistics.
It is hard to beat University of Chicago if you wish to pursue a master's degree in statistics. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in statistics from University of Chicago
It's hard to beat Northwestern University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in statistics. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston.More information about a master’s in statistics from Northwestern University
It is difficult to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you wish to pursue a master's degree in statistics. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in statistics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Loyola University Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in statistics. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in statistics from Loyola University Chicago
UIC is a very large public university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in statistics from University of Illinois at Chicago
WIU is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Macomb.More information about a master’s in statistics from Western Illinois University
Explore all the Best Statistics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
One of 3 majors within the Statistics area of study, Statistics has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Mathematical Statistics & Probability | 9 |
