Why North Carolina State? The powerhouse in statistics is Chapel Hill.
Have you looked at a job with SAS? They’re in Cary. Any kind of job at SAS would be great. They’ll reimburse you for your tuition. If you become proficient with their programs you can practically walk into any job.
Carolina is #10, NCSU is #12.
Also SAS was started at NCSU and has a HUGE presence here! In the Econ program, all of the B.S. students were required to become proficient at statistical modeling using SAS (Proc Reg baby!)! Also, NCSU is one of the best math oriented schools in the SE USA.
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