by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Statistics Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Other Statistics is the 266th most popular major in the country with 644 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other statistics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $56,105 and had an average of $21,425 in loans still to pay off.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 other statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Statistics Major” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in other statistics. That schools that top this list have a program in other statistics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Statistics Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Statistics Major”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Statistics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgia State is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Statistics Major. Notre Dame is a fairly large school located in Notre Dame, Indiana that handed out 5 doctorate’s other statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Statistics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s other statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Statistics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s other statistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Statistics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the #5 spot on the list. Rutgers University - Newark is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 ranking of #6, New York University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Statistics Major list. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s other statistics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Statistics Major ranking, coming in at #7. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s other statistics degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Denver landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Statistics Major ranking. DU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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