2025 Best Statistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Statistics is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #58 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for statistics students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 86 doctor's degrees in statistics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to statistics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of statistics students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized statistics related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Statistics in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Stats

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in statistics has to check out Carnegie Mellon University. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in statistics from Carnegie Mellon University

2

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in statistics. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in statistics from Columbia University in the City of New York

Best Statistics Colleges by State

Explore the best statistics colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	17
Pennsylvania	311	34
Maryland	190	7
New Jersey	165	6
District of Columbia	143	5

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Statistics Related Rankings by Major

Statistics is one of 3 different types of Statistics programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mathematical Statistics & Probability	6
Other Statistics	5

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to QWFP. More about our data sources and methodologies.