Statistics is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #101 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of statistics. Combined, these schools handed out 851 degrees in statistics to qualified students.
The stats program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Statistics rankings. For our Best Overall Statistics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The stats school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Statistics Schools in Illinois.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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The schools below may not offer all types of stats degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in statistics needs to take a look at University of Chicago. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.
There were roughly 274 statistics students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Northwestern University if you wish to pursue a degree in statistics. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 66 statistics students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a degree in statistics. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 420 statistics students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
Loyola University Chicago is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in statistics. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 4th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 20 statistics students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 30 statistics students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 39th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 22 statistics students who graduated with this degree at WIU in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 17 statistics students who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent data year.
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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The stats program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Statistics rankings. For our Best Overall Statistics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
