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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Stats Major in the New England Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Stats Major in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Stats Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Statistics is the 101st most popular major in the country with 8,503 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the New England region, there were 438 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 131 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Stats Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in statistics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their statistics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Stats Major in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Stats Major in the New England Region”.

Top 10 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Statistics in the New England Region

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Stats Major in the New England Region list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s stats degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Full WPI Statistics Report

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Stats Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 45 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read more about Statistics at Boston U

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Stats Major in the New England Region. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s stats students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Statistics at Tufts

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Stats Major in the New England Region list. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 21 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Statistics at University of Connecticut

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Stats Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #5 spot on the list. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Harvard Statistics Report

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

University of Vermont ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Stats Major in the New England Region list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s stats students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Vermont Statistics Report

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

With a ranking of #7, Yale University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Stats Major in the New England Region list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s stats degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Yale Statistics Report

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Stats Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 5 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Statistics at University of Rhode Island

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University of Southern Maine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Stats Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s stats students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Statistics at University of Southern Maine

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Stats Major in the New England Region list. UNH is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 0 masters’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UNH Statistics Report

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