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2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Statistics in Pennsylvania

6 Colleges in Pennsylvania

121 Master's Degrees

Ranked #52 in popularity, statistics is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the most popular for statistics students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 121 master's degrees in statistics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Statistics School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in stats matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Statistics in Pennsylvania ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for statistics, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for statistics.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Statistics in Pennsylvania

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Stats Students Working on Their Master's

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

41 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in statistics has to look into Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in statistics in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 41 statistics students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA

35 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in statistics needs to check out West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in statistics in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 35 statistics students who graduated with this degree at WCUPA in the most recent data year.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

28 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a master's degree in statistics. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in statistics in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 28 statistics individuals who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in statistics has to check out University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in statistics in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 7 statistics individuals who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for master's degrees in statistics in Pennsylvania.

There were about 5 statistics individuals who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

5 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bethlehem.

There were approximately 5 statistics students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent data year.

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Best Statistics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	667	735
Maryland	342	13
District of Columbia	330	114
New Jersey	323	128
Delaware	123	30

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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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