Statistics, MS

Admission Requirements

Entrance into the M.S. Statistics program requires either: 

  • A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 and one semester of Applied Statistics, or the equivalent

or

  • Successful completion of the Statistical Data Science, Certificate program.

Applicants must also submit at least one current letter of recommendation.

Core Curriculum

STAT 580Statistical Data Management3
STAT 663Experimental Design3
STAT 665Regression3
Total Hours9

Thesis Option

(30 credits of graduate work)

STAT 551Theoretical Statistics I3
STAT 552Theoretical Statistics II3
STAT 595Statistical Consulting1-3
STAT 699Master's Thesis2
Select 12 credits of approved graduate electives12
Total Hours21-23

Upon approval of the thesis by the student’s adviser and reader the thesis must be presented in a colloquium to faculty and students.

Nonthesis Option

(30 credits of graduate work)

STAT 551Theoretical Statistics I3
STAT 552Theoretical Statistics II3
STAT 595Statistical Consulting1-3
STAT 692Statistics Masters Paper2-3
Select 12 credits of approved graduate electives12
Total Hours21-24

Upon approval of the Statistics Master’s Paper by the student’s adviser and reader, the paper must be presented in a colloquium to faculty and students.