2025 Best Applied Statistics Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

Applied Statistics isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #180 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for applied statistics students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 86 master's degrees in applied statistics to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on applied statistics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other applied statistics students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt applied statistics students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized applied statistics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for applied statistics students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Applied Statistics Master's Degree Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Applied Statistics in Michigan

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in applied statistics.

Top Michigan Schools for a Master's in Applied Statistics

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

51 Annual Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in applied statistics. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor.More information about a master’s in applied statistics from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI

30 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in applied statistics needs to look into Michigan Technological University. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in applied statistics from Michigan Technological University

Best Applied Statistics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Applied Statistics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	19
Ohio	207	10
Wisconsin	173	15

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Rankings in Majors Related to Applied Statistics

Applied Statistics is one of 4 different types of Mathematics & Statistics programs to choose from.

Applied Statistics Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Statistics, General	86

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Statistics	92
Mathematics	56
Applied Mathematics	18

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.