Business Statistics Degrees (2026 stats)
TL;DR
Business Statistics maps to BLS occupations averaging about $63,776, with roughly 1,903,950 workers nationwide in those roles. About 800 bachelor's completions in IPEDS 2023; median in-state published tuition is about $11,679.
Key Statistics
Business Statistics: what the data shows
Common questions about business statistics degrees, answered from IPEDS, College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, and O*NET in this repository—not program marketing copy.
What is a business statistics degree?
A Business Statistics program is classified under NCES CIP 52.1302 in the Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods field family (52.13).
A program that focuses on the application of mathematical statistics to the description, analysis, and forecasting of business data. Includes instruction in statistical theory and methods, computer applications, data analysis and display, long- and short-term forecasting methods, and market performance analysis
IPEDS counted 800 completions for this CIP in the survey year in our extract.
Types of business statistics degrees and related programs
Other NCES program codes in the 52.13 family with pages on EDsmart Data:
- Actuarial Science (CIP 52.1304)
- Management Science (CIP 52.1301)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other (CIP 52.1399)
How long does it take to get a business statistics degree?
Award levels reported to IPEDS for CIP 52.1302 in our file:
- 90 Associate (1.8% of IPEDS total)—about two years of full-time study
- 800 Bachelor's (16.3% of IPEDS total)—typically four years
- 3,993 Master's (81.1% of IPEDS total)—one to two years beyond a bachelor's
- 39 Doctorate (0.8% of IPEDS total)—varies by program
Time to completion depends on enrollment intensity and transfer credits; figures above describe credential type, not calendar time for every student.
What degree do you need?
For Sales & Office Occupations (top mapped occupation), O*NET incumbent surveys in our career profile report these education credentials most often: Some college (29%), High School or Equivalent (27%), Bachelors Degree (22%).
O*NET education distributions describe incumbent workers, not minimum legal or employer requirements.
What jobs can you get with a business statistics degree?
Our degree→occupation mapping links Business Statistics to the BLS roles below. Employment is U.S. OEWS; median wage is national May 2024 where published in our extract.
| Occupation | U.S. employment | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|
| Sales & Office Occupations | 1,441,580 | — |
| Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | 156,260 | $51,500 |
| Psychiatric Aides | 34,900 | $41,590 |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 205,230 | $54,660 |
| Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers | 12,460 | $65,480 |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 53,520 | $60,800 |
See Careers & Jobs for mean wages and industry context.
Is a business statistics degree worth it?
College Scorecard national medians for the Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods bachelor's program family: median debt $29,826, median earnings $86,176 four years after enrollment. Debt-to-earnings proxy: 0.50.
About 3.0% of graduates in this field family were not working and not enrolled one year after completion in Scorecard's national program medians.
Among schools reporting in our Scorecard extract, median published in-state tuition is $11,679 and median net price is $19,555.
We do not score "worth" on opinion—compare debt, earnings, wages for mapped occupations, and completion data above against your cost and career target.
Institutions
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Business Statistics and the types of students that study this field.
Tuition Costs for Common Institutions
$11,679 Median In-State Public
$45,920 Median Out of State Private
Tuition costs for Business Statistics majors are, on average, $11,679 for in-state public colleges, and $45,920 for out of state private colleges.
Tuition costs comparison for Business Statistics programs.
Degrees Awarded Over Time
100,000 Total Degrees Awarded in 2023
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Business Statistics from 2015 to 2023.
Historical trend of degrees awarded in Business Statistics.
Top 5 Schools by Enrollment
| # | School | State | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern New Hampshire University | NH | 163,164 |
| 2 | Southern New Hampshire University | NH | 163,164 |
| 3 | Southern New Hampshire University | NH | 163,164 |
| 4 | University of Phoenix-Arizona | AZ | 85,991 |
| 5 | Grand Canyon University | AZ | 73,371 |
Schools with the largest enrollment offering Business Statistics programs.
Top 5 Most Affordable Tuition
| # | School | State | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles City College | CA | $1,238 |
| 2 | Los Angeles City College | CA | $1,238 |
| 3 | Central New Mexico Community College | NM | $2,060 |
| 4 | Central New Mexico Community College | NM | $2,060 |
| 5 | Wake Technical Community College | NC | $2,254 |
Schools with the lowest tuition costs for Business Statistics programs.
Top 5 Lowest Net Price
| # | School | State | Net Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | NY | $3,033 |
| 2 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | NY | $3,033 |
| 3 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | NY | $3,033 |
| 4 | Washtenaw Community College | MI | $3,249 |
| 5 | CUNY City College | NY | $3,776 |
Schools with the lowest average net price for Business Statistics programs.
Graduation Rates
Graduation rate data is not available for this degree program.
Graduation/completion rates for Business Statistics programs across institutions.
Where students complete this major (IPEDS)
Bachelor's-level completions (IPEDS Completions, award level 5) summed by institution state. State is taken from IPEDS Directory (HD2023) for each reporting institution.
Geographic concentration
The largest number of reported bachelor's completions for Business Statistics is in NH (197 completions). That state represents about 24.6% of U.S. bachelor's completions reported for this CIP in the IPEDS file we use.
Among states, the highest concentration relative to all bachelor's degrees awarded in-state is NH (0.31% of that state's bachelor's completions).
Top states by count of bachelor's completions for this CIP (IPEDS).
| State | Bachelor's completions (this CIP) | % of U.S. total (this CIP) | % of state's all bachelor's |
|---|---|---|---|
| NH | 197 | 24.6% | 0.31% |
| TN | 194 | 24.2% | 0.26% |
| NY | 85 | 10.6% | 0.03% |
| OH | 80 | 10.0% | 0.06% |
| CO | 53 | 6.6% | 0.07% |
| FL | 50 | 6.2% | 0.02% |
| MA | 39 | 4.9% | 0.03% |
| CA | 19 | 2.4% | 0.00% |
| PA | 18 | 2.2% | 0.01% |
| WA | 16 | 2.0% | 0.02% |
| CT | 14 | 1.8% | 0.03% |
| AZ | 7 | 0.9% | 0.01% |
| NE | 5 | 0.6% | 0.02% |
| GA | 4 | 0.5% | 0.00% |
| MN | 4 | 0.5% | 0.01% |
| NJ | 4 | 0.5% | 0.01% |
| LA | 3 | 0.4% | 0.01% |
| VA | 3 | 0.4% | 0.00% |
Related specializations
Other NCES program codes in the 52.13 CIP family with dedicated pages on EDsmart Data.
- Actuarial Science CIP 52.1304
- Management Science CIP 52.1301
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other CIP 52.1399
Degree Levels (IPEDS)
Completions reported to IPEDS for CIP 52.1302 in the survey year used in our extract (4,922 total across levels below).
- 90 Associate (1.8% of IPEDS total)
- 800 Bachelor's (16.3% of IPEDS total)
- 3,993 Master's (81.1% of IPEDS total)
- 39 Doctorate (0.8% of IPEDS total)
Source: IPEDS Completions (c2024_a), summed by award level for this CIP.
Careers & Jobs
Occupations linked to this major in our degree→career mapping, with wages and employment from processed BLS career profiles in this repo.
Across these BLS occupations, employment-weighted mean pay is about $63,776. Figures are national OEWS estimates for the occupation—not earnings of Business Statistics graduates alone.
Related occupations (BLS OEWS)
| Occupation | Mean annual wage | U.S. employment |
|---|---|---|
| Sales & Office Occupations | $62,097 | 1,441,580 |
| Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | $64,234 | 156,260 |
| Psychiatric Aides | $51,699 | 34,900 |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | $74,559 | 205,230 |
| Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers | $62,247 | 12,460 |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons | $74,538 | 53,520 |
Open each occupation for full career profile charts and industry breakdowns on EDsmart Data.
Program outcomes (College Scorecard)
National medians across bachelor's programs in the Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods CIP family (50 programs reporting debt). Not specific to every Business Statistics graduate.
- $29,826 median federal loan debt among completers
- $86,176 median earnings four years after enrollment (national program median)
- 0.50 debt-to-earnings ratio (Scorecard proxy)
- 3.0% of graduates not working and not enrolled one year out (program cohort)
Source: College Scorecard program-level outcomes aggregated by 4-digit CIP family.
Employment
Wages and industry mix below use BLS OEWS data for occupations linked to this major in our mapping—not a graduate earnings survey.
Yearly Income for Common Jobs
$63,776 Average Wage in Workforce
The average salary for Business Statistics majors is $63,776.
Average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Business Statistics majors.
Occupations by Share
1,903,950 2023 Workforce
The number of Business Statistics graduates in the workforce has been growing.
Various jobs filled by those with a major in Business Statistics by share of the total number of graduates.
Diversity
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Business Statistics in the United States.
Workforce Age
N/A Average Age in 2023
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Business Statistics.
Age distribution for Business Statistics degree holders in the workforce.
Gender Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
800 Total Degrees Awarded
494 Male (61.75%)
306 Female (38.25%)
Gender distribution of Business Statistics degree recipients.
Race and Ethnicity Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
494 White (61.75%)
79 Asian (9.88%)
68 Hispanic or Latino (8.50%)
45 Black or African American (5.62%)
20 Two or More Races (2.50%)
Racial and ethnic distribution of Business Statistics degree recipients.
Degrees Awarded
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Business Statistics are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.
Distribution of degree types awarded in Business Statistics.
Skills
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Business Statistics field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Required Skills
Business Statistics majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension.
Rating of how necessary various skills are for Business Statistics majors.
Skills Bar Chart
This bar chart shows the same information as the radar chart, displaying the importance of each skill.
Skill importance ratings for Business Statistics majors.
About
A program that focuses on the application of mathematical statistics to the description, analysis, and forecasting of business data. Includes instruction in statistical theory and methods, computer applications, data analysis and display, long- and short-term forecasting methods, and market performance analysis
In 2023, 100,000 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs in Business Statistics.
CIP Code
52.1302 - Business Statistics
What the data shows
At the program-family level, College Scorecard reports median debt of $29,826 for bachelor's completers and median earnings near $86,176, a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.50. Those figures describe national program cohorts in this CIP family—not every individual Business Statistics graduate.
Mapped BLS occupations show employment-weighted mean pay of about $63,776. The largest mapped role by headcount is Sales & Office Occupations (1,441,580 U.S. jobs in OEWS).
Published tuition medians in College Scorecard land at $11,679 in-state at public colleges and $45,920 at private institutions for programs in this field.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology
Data for this profile is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard dataset, IPEDS completion data, and Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data.
All financial figures are adjusted for inflation and represent the most recent available data. Employment and wage data are from the most recent Census Bureau ACS PUMS estimates.