Arizona·Computer and Mathematical Occupations·SOC 15-2041

Best Statistician programs in Arizona, ranked by enrollment

Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information.

22 schools in Arizona run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,553 people a year. The job pays a median of $79,640 in Arizona across about 440 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledBiometricianStatisticianBiostatisticianDatabase AnalystResearch ScientistStatistical AnalystStatistical ScientistMathematical Statistician
Graduates / yr
1,553
in Arizona
Median pay · Arizona
$79,640
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
440
people employed
Schools
22
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
31%
across those schools
Median net price
$21,535
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Arizona that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.70
Data Science
532graduates / yr
7 schools · 1 specialization · 34.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Mathematics And Statistics
CIP 27.01
Mathematics
272graduates / yr
17 schools · 1 specialization · 17.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $48,772
Social Sciences
CIP 45.06
Economics
250graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 16.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $51,725
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.71
Data Analytics
148graduates / yr
2 schools · 2 specializations · 9.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.11
Biomathematics
116graduates / yr
2 schools · 2 specializations · 7.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $72,338
Mathematics And Statistics
CIP 27.05
Statistics
90graduates / yr
4 schools · 1 specialization · 5.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $59,718
Mathematics And Statistics
CIP 27.06
Applied Statistics
67graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 4.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Mathematics And Statistics
CIP 27.03
Applied Mathematics
55graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 3.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $60,930
Social Sciences
CIP 45.01
Social Sciences
12graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,590
Education
CIP 13.06
Educational Assessment
5graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $33,086
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.13
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
4graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $62,069
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.13
Ecology
2graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,460

14 programs in Arizona that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Arizona (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Arizona page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 30.7001In Arizona
532
34.3%
7
2
CIP 27.0101In Arizona
272
17.5%
17$48,772$21,544
3
CIP 45.0603In Arizona
250
16.1%
3$51,725$22,907
4
CIP 26.1101In Arizona
110
7.1%
2$72,338$18,500
5
CIP 27.0501In Arizona
90
5.8%
4$59,718$20,150
6
CIP 30.7102In Arizona
85
5.5%
1
7
CIP 27.0601In Arizona
67
4.3%
2
8
CIP 30.7101In Arizona
63
4.1%
2
9
CIP 27.0301In Arizona
55
3.5%
3$60,930$21,143
10
CIP 45.0102In Arizona
12
0.8%
2$35,590$24,095
11
CIP 26.1102In Arizona
6
0.4%
1$72,338$18,500
12
CIP 13.0603In Arizona
5
0.3%
2$33,086$26,000
13
CIP 52.1302In Arizona
4
0.3%
1$62,069$23,500
14
CIP 26.1311In Arizona
2
0.1%
1$29,460$23,480

Top 22 schools in Arizona

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 1 of the 22 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ Public · 11 feeder programs
504Econometrics and Quantitative Economics$54,77868%90%
2Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale, AZ Public · 5 feeder programs
374Data Science, General0%67%
3University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ Public · 8 feeder programs
265Data Science, General68%86%
4University of Phoenix - Arizona
Phoenix, AZ Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
150Data Science, General21%$15,478
5Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ Public · 5 feeder programs
135Business Analytics61%90%
6Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
40Statistics, General43%$21,53579%
7Arizona Western College
Yuma, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs
21Mathematics, General20%
8Chandler - Gilbert Community College
Chandler, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
11Mathematics, General30%
9Estrella Mountain Community College
Avondale, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
11Mathematics, General32%
10Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
7Mathematics, General16%
11Dine College
Tsaile, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
6Mathematics, General13%
12Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
6Mathematics, General14%
13Paradise Valley Community College
Phoenix, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
5Mathematics, General19%
14Glendale Community College
Glendale, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
3Mathematics, General16%
15Mohave Community College
Kingman, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
3Mathematics, General38%
16University of Advancing Technology
Tempe, AZ Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
3Data Science, General35%$21,17598%
17Eastern Arizona College
Thatcher, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
2Mathematics, General42%
18Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
2Mathematics, General17%
19South Mountain Community College
Phoenix, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
2Mathematics, General16%
20Cochise County Community College District
Sierra Vista, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
1Mathematics, General30%
21Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott
Prescott, AZ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1Data Science, General68%$38,46177%
22Rio Salado College
Tempe, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
1Mathematics, General9%

All 22 schools in Arizona

Every school in Arizona with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Arizona that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempePublic50411
Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdalePublic3745
University of ArizonaTucsonPublic2658
University of Phoenix - ArizonaPhoenixPrivate for-profit1501
Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaffPublic1355
Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenixPrivate not-for-profit401
Arizona Western CollegeYumaPublic212
Chandler - Gilbert Community CollegeChandlerPublic111
Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondalePublic111
Mesa Community CollegeMesaPublic71
Dine CollegeTsailePublic61
Phoenix CollegePhoenixPublic61
Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenixPublic51
Glendale Community CollegeGlendalePublic31
Mohave Community CollegeKingmanPublic31

What statisticians earn in Arizona

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Arizona
$79,640
Mean annual
$97,620
Jobs in state
440
What the range looks like
10th pct$56,160Median$79,64090th pct$157,080
Versus the national median
-24.6%

U.S. median $105,650. Arizona pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.73×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
$85,860median
300 jobs
Tucson, AZ
$80,530median
60 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+8.5%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
2,000
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
2,700
32,200 → 34,900
Typical entry education
Master's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Statisticians page.

How to become a Statistician

Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above
Typical entry education
Master's degree

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Top skills

MathematicsReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingSpeakingActive ListeningActive Learning

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Arizona

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 25 majors mapped to Statisticians25 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 13.0603Educational Statistics and Research Methods
  • 13.0604Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement
  • 13.0608Institutional Research
  • 13.0699Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other
  • 26.1101Biometry/Biometrics
  • 26.1102Biostatistics
  • 26.1311Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • 27.0101Mathematics, General
  • 27.0301Applied Mathematics, General
  • 27.0304Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • 27.0501Statistics, General
  • 27.0502Mathematical Statistics and Probability
  • 27.0503Mathematics and Statistics
  • 27.0599Statistics, Other
  • 27.0601Applied Statistics, General
  • 30.4901Mathematical Economics
  • 30.7001Data Science, General
  • 30.7099Data Science, Other
  • 30.7101Data Analytics, General
  • 30.7102Business Analytics
  • 30.7199Data Analytics, Other
  • 42.2708Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
  • 45.0102Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
  • 45.0103Survey Research/Methodology
  • 45.0603Econometrics and Quantitative Economics

Common questions

Answers for people weighing statisticians programs in Arizona.

What degree do you need to become a Statistician?+

Master's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Data Science, General, which awarded 532 degrees in Arizona in 2024-25, 34.3% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Statistician?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 14 programs to this occupation. The largest are Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Data Analytics, plus 8 more. Together they graduate about 1,553 people a year in Arizona.

How much do statisticians earn in Arizona?+

The median is $79,640 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 24.6% below the U.S. median of $105,650. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for statisticians growing?+

BLS projects a +8.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 2,000 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Arizona?+

22 institutions in Arizona reported graduates from at least one of the 14 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do statisticians work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Biometrician, Statistician, Biostatistician, Database Analyst, Research Scientist, Statistical Analyst among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 15-2041.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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