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Best Colleges for Statistics, by Earnings

175 of the colleges we track award a bachelor's degree in Statistics, about 5,311 degrees a year. Across the 45 that report earnings, graduates make a median of $90,778 four years after finishing.

Rank	College	State	Median earnings, 4 years out	Degrees a year	Acceptance rate
1	Harvard University	MA	$230,876	52	3.6%
2	Carnegie Mellon University	PA	$156,743	172	11.7%
3	Duke University	NC	$152,782	83	5.7%
4	University of California-Berkeley	CA	$133,986	122	11%
5	University of Chicago	IL	$130,189	48	4.5%
6	University of Iowa	IA	$123,676	22	83.6%
7	Northwestern University	IL	$122,682	61	7.7%
8	Cornell University	NY	$111,090	35	8.8%
9	University of Michigan	MI	$109,466	107	15.6%
10	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	$109,017	227	9%
11	University of Virginia	VA	$108,532	81	16.8%
12	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$105,978	330	42.4%
13	Purdue University	IN	$104,047	205	49.9%
14	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	CA	$101,353	41	31.3%
15	George Washington University	DC	$100,578	21	47.1%
16	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$99,210	92	45.2%
17	University of Florida	FL	$98,409	100	24.2%
18	University of California-San Diego	CA	$96,746	63	26.7%
19	Brigham Young University	UT	$96,164	130	67.8%
20	Virginia Tech	VA	$94,300	19	54.8%
21	Michigan State University	MI	$93,930	56	84.8%
22	Emory University	GA	$93,446	137	10.7%
23	University of California-Santa Barbara	CA	$90,778	355	33%
24	Miami University-Oxford	OH	$90,388	69	75.4%
25	University of California-Davis	CA	$88,033	196	41.8%
26	Pennsylvania State University	PA	$86,636	75	60.6%
27	Utah State University	UT	$86,262	18	92.5%
28	North Carolina State University	NC	$85,090	80	41.7%
29	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$83,697	18	41.6%
30	University of Georgia	GA	$83,092	45	37.7%
31	San Diego State University	CA	$83,076	41	36.2%
32	Central Michigan University	MI	$81,853	18	89.8%
33	University of Minnesota	MN	$80,993	63	79.8%
34	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$80,721	51	58.1%
35	University of California-Riverside	CA	$78,492	25	76.4%
36	Florida State University	FL	$77,605	57	24.2%
37	University of Connecticut	CT	$76,556	74	52.4%
38	University of Central Florida	FL	$76,372	47	40.1%
39	University of Missouri	MO	$76,037	33	78.5%
40	Grand Valley State University	MI	$74,229	39	83%
41	University of South Florida	FL	$74,071	35	43.2%
42	Iowa State University	IA	$72,581	26	88.7%
43	University of Minnesota-Duluth	MN	$71,279	20	88.8%
44	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$68,585	32	77.3%
45	University of South Alabama	AL	$62,719	17	71%

130 more colleges award this degree but have no earnings figure, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

Which college has the highest-paid Statistics graduates?

Harvard University ($230,876), Carnegie Mellon University ($156,743), Duke University ($152,782), University of California-Berkeley ($133,986), University of Chicago ($130,189) report the highest median earnings four years after graduation.

How much do Statistics majors make?

The median across 45 colleges is $90,778 four years after graduation. By college it runs from $62,719 to $230,876.

Which colleges have the biggest Statistics programs?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: University of California-Santa Barbara (355), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (330), University of California-Los Angeles (227), Purdue University (205), University of California-Davis (196).

Does a higher-earning program mean a better program?

Not on its own. Earnings reflect where graduates live, what jobs they take, and who enrolled in the first place, as well as the teaching. The figures cover only graduates who received federal financial aid, and small programs are left out, so a college missing from this list may still have a strong department.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release, federal program category "Statistics". Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, working and not enrolled, four years after a bachelor's degree.