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Statistics, Biostatistics Degree Growth Continued in 2021

December 1, 2022 1 Comment

Tables 1–5—Top Five Universities Granting Statistics and Biostatistics Degrees for 2017–2021 * The University of Michigan master’s in statistics number in 2021 includes 86 in applied statistics.

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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