2024 Best Statistics Schools in Pennsylvania

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 5 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of statistics. Combined, these schools handed out 691 degrees in statistics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Statistics Schools List

Choosing a Great Statistics School

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.

Statistics Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Statistics Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Statistics in Pennsylvania

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.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Stats

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In PA

216 Stats Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in statistics has to check out Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were approximately 216 statistics students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in statistics from Carnegie Mellon University

2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4th Most Popular In PA

43 Stats Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in statistics needs to check out University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 7th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 43 statistics students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in statistics from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

3

Villanova University
Villanova, PA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9th Most Popular In PA

Any student who is interested in statistics has to check out Villanova University. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Villanova. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1 statistics students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in statistics from Villanova University

4

West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6th Most Popular In PA

36 Stats Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in statistics needs to take a look at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 36 statistics students who graduated with this degree at WCUPA in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in statistics from West Chester University of Pennsylvania

5

California University of Pennsylvania
California, PA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8th Most Popular In PA

66.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

There were about 3 statistics students who graduated with this degree at Cal U in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in statistics from California University of Pennsylvania

5

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5th Most Popular In PA

41 Stats Degrees Awarded

Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 11th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 41 statistics students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in statistics from Temple University

Best Statistics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	1,020
Maryland	618	72
New Jersey	614	171
District of Columbia	441	152
Delaware	345	34

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Rankings in Majors Related to Stats

One of 3 majors within the Statistics area of study, Statistics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Stats

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Statistics	30
Mathematical Statistics & Probability	10
Mathematics & Statistics	1

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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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More about our data sources and methodologies.