The number of master’s degrees in business statistics awarded annually increased from 37 in 2010 to nearly 3,000 in 2021, paralleling the growth in bachelor’s and master’s degrees in statistics and biostatistics over the last couple decades. Similarly, the number of universities awarding the business statistics degree increased from 4 to 55 in the same period, according to the latest preliminary data release for 2021 degree completions from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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2020 Master’s Graduates Land on Feet Despite COVID-19
The class of 2020 graduated into uncertain times and a job market deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, the statistics and biostatistics master’s graduates in the job market who responded to the ASA follow-up survey seem to have landed on their feet.
2020 Bachelor’s Degree Recipients in Statistics Show Resilience
This spring’s respondents to the ASA survey of 2020 bachelor’s graduates reported a challenging, stressful, and prolonged job search, although the results also show an unemployment rate roughly the same as the rate for the 2016 and 2017 respondents, higher median salaries, and hiring by a variety of companies.
(Bio)Statistics Bachelor’s Degrees Nearly Quintuple This Decade
The decade of statistics continues with strong growth in the number of statistics and biostatistics degrees awarded annually. According to the latest preliminary data release from the National Center for Education Statistics, bachelor’s degrees grew 17 percent, master’s degrees increased by 5 percent, and doctoral degrees increased by 11 percent.
Undergrad Statistics Degrees Continue Large Increases in 2012
Steve Pierson, ASA director of science policy, discusses how the 2012 statistics degree data recently released by the National Center for Education Statistics show interest in undergraduate statistics degrees continues to grow rapidly.