2024 Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

If you pursue a master's degree in statistics, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #56 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for statistics students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 46 master's degrees in statistics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’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 - The number of statistics students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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 schools for statistics students working on their master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Statistics in Maryland

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

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Stats

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

Johns Hopkins University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in statistics. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in statistics from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in statistics. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in statistics from University of Maryland - College Park

Best Statistics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	695	822
Pennsylvania	607	201
New Jersey	346	98
District of Columbia	334	105
Delaware	151	26

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Rankings in Majors Related to Stats

Statistics is one of 3 different types of Statistics programs to choose from.

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to QWFP. More about our data sources and methodologies.