Prospective Students
Our department offers four undergraduate programs.
- Our two undergraduate majors are the Statistics Major and the Data Science Major.
- We also offer a Statistics Certificate and a Data Science Certificate if students would like to pair one with their undergraduate major(s).
Prospective graduate students can pursue any of our five graduate programs.
Our PhD Statistics programs include two options students can choose from. They can select either the Statistics PhD, Statistics option or the Statistics PhD, Biostatistics option.
MS Data Science, our newest graduate program, is a joint professional program between the Statistics and Computer Sciences Departments.
Our MS Statistics program includes four options students can choose from. These include the Statistics option, Biostatistics option, Statistics & Data Science option (MSDS), and Applied Statistics option (MSAS).
Featured Stories
Alumni Q&A: Megan Hawley on the versatility of data science
Hawley ’23 discussed the versatility of a data science degree and its usefulness across sectors, which she called “cross-industry appeal.”
Faculty focus: Jessi Cisewski-Kehe and the search for other worlds
Assistant Professor Jessi Cisewski-Kehe isa using data to help reveal undiscovered planets orbiting distant stars.
PhD student Xindi Lin marks career ‘milestone’ with award from American Statistical Association
Lin has developed a novel method to analyze spatial point process data.
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Honoring Paul Beebe’s decades of dedication
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February 8, 2024Statistics spotlight: Jonquil Liao, PhD student
January 4, 2024Department of Statistics honors 142 winter graduates
January 2, 2024Statistics spotlight: Susan Glenn, PhD student
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