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

A doctor's degree in statistics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #53 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the most popular for statistics students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 doctor's degrees in statistics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Statistics School for Your Doctor's Degree

The stats doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Statistics in Pennsylvania ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality statistics program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Statistics Schools

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.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Statistics in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in statistics.

Most Well Attended Schools for Stats Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

13 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Carnegie Mellon University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in statistics. 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 doctor's degrees in statistics in Pennsylvania.

There were about 13 statistics students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in statistics from Carnegie Mellon University

2

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Pennsylvania is a popular choice for individuals interested in a doctor'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 doctor's degrees in statistics in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 6 statistics students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in statistics from University of Pennsylvania

3

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in statistics needs to check out Temple University. Temple is a fairly large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in statistics in Pennsylvania.

There were about 4 statistics students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in statistics from Temple University

3

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in statistics. Pitt is a very large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in statistics in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 4 statistics individuals who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.

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

5

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Harrisburg, PA

Located in the small city of Harrisburg, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a doctorate in statistics from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

 

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	183	24
Maryland	114	9
New Jersey	113	7
District of Columbia	81	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Stats

One of 4 majors within the Mathematics & Statistics area of study, Statistics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Stats Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Statistics	26
Other Statistics	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mathematics	36
Applied Mathematics	9

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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