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Best Schools for Statistics in 2026

51 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Statistics, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Statistics graduate earns $63,187/yr across 51 schools.

Programs Ranked

Avg Earnings

$63,187/yr

Avg DW Score

56/100

AI Risk

Very High

64% task exposure

All Statistics Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	ROI
1	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public	75 69–76	$83,227/yr	23.5x
2	Brigham Young University Provo, UT · Private nonprofit	72 66–73	$63,671/yr	40.5x
3	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public	72 67–73	$72,579/yr	23.4x
4	University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public	70 65–71	$59,619/yr	35.2x
5	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public	69 64–70	$68,636/yr	15.4x
6	Harvard University Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit	68 64–69	$141,116/yr	8.7x
7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public	68 62–69	$64,371/yr	14.3x
8	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public	67 61–68	$59,718/yr	16.1x
9	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA · Public	67 62–68	$55,110/yr	17.5x
10	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA · Public	67 62–68	$73,991/yr	11.9x
11	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI · Public	66 61–67	$63,649/yr	13.7x
12	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Public	66 60–67	$54,026/yr	21.0x
13	University of California-Davis Davis, CA · Public	65 59–66	$49,264/yr	16.6x
14	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL · Public	65 60–66	$47,347/yr	35.5x
15	University of Georgia Athens, GA · Public	65 59–66	$53,743/yr	17.8x
16	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit	65 59–66	$93,111/yr	5.1x
17	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN · Public	64 58–65	$66,434/yr	11.6x
18	University of Chicago Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit	63 58–64	$82,681/yr	4.5x
19	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN · Public	63 57–64	$56,435/yr	13.5x
20	Duke University Durham, NC · Private nonprofit	63 58–64	$97,197/yr	3.6x
21	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA · Public	61 55–62	$62,598/yr	11.0x
22	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · Public	59 54–60	$75,095/yr	16.1x
23	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT · Public	59 53–60	$55,279/yr	10.0x
24	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT · Public	59 53–60	$55,279/yr	10.0x
25	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT · Public	59 53–60	$55,279/yr	10.0x
26	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT · Public	59 53–60	$55,279/yr	10.0x
27	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL · Public	58 52–59	$58,920/yr	22.1x
28	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT · Public	57 51–58	$55,279/yr	8.4x
29	University of South Florida Tampa, FL · Public	57 56–58	$41,285/yr	26.7x
30	San Diego State University San Diego, CA · Public	56 50–57	$57,734/yr	16.4x
31	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI · Public	55 52–56	$43,668/yr	12.3x
32	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC · Public	55 50–57	$69,543/yr	12.7x
33	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public	55 50–56	$64,684/yr	13.4x
34	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit	52 48–53	$129,732/yr	3.9x
35	Iowa State University Ames, IA · Public	51 45–52	$53,132/yr	11.7x
36	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · Public	50 45–51	$63,477/yr	8.2x
37	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH · Public	49 44–50	$61,702/yr	7.7x
38	Cornell University Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofit	48 43–49	$82,531/yr	2.1x
39	Temple University Philadelphia, PA · Public	48 42–49	$60,765/yr	5.9x
40	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · Public	47 42–48	$49,427/yr	9.3x
41	Northwestern University Evanston, IL · Private nonprofit	47 42–48	$77,917/yr	2.0x
42	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO · Public	47 42–48	$52,088/yr	8.2x
43	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX · Private nonprofit	47 42–48	$76,759/yr	2.0x
44	Utah State University Logan, UT · Public	47 43–48	$45,240/yr	11.3x
45	Smith College Northampton, MA · Private nonprofit	45 40–46	$69,250/yr	1.8x
46	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH · Public	45 41–46	$47,689/yr	8.3x
47	Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit	43 38–44	$60,714/yr	1.5x
48	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL · Public	34 39–35	$32,181/yr	12.4x
49	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · Public	34 35–35	$38,296/yr	5.7x
50	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public	32 34–33	$36,676/yr	5.0x
51	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA · Public	23 28–24	$29,138/yr	4.1x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Statistics?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, University of California-Berkeley ranks #1 for Statistics with a score of 75/100 and graduate earnings of $83,227/yr.

How much do Statistics graduates earn?

Across 51 schools, Statistics graduates earn an average of $63,187/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $141,116/yr.

Is Statistics a good major for AI resistance?

Statistics has an average AI task exposure of 64%, rated "Very High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.