Applied Master of Science in Statistics

The Department of Statistics offers an Applied Master of Science degree in Statistics with Specialization in the following fields:

• BIOSTATISTICS
• PSYCHOMETRICS AND BEHAVIORAL STATISTICS
• SOCIOLOGY
• STATISTICAL GENETICS
• ECONOMICS

Other fields of specialization may be approved by the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Statistics.

The Applied MS in Statistics is intended for students pursuing advanced degrees in other fields who wish to enhance their statistical knowledge and credentials by obtaining a degree in Statistics in addition to their primary field of study. Admission to this program requires that you have been admitted for graduate studies in another field at UIUC.

To apply, download and complete the Application for the Applied Master's Degree Program in Statistics:
 

The application must be endorsed by the graduate studies director of your home department and submitted by the deadline given below. During your course of study for the Applied MS in Statistics you must transfer temporarily to the Department of Statistics for at least one semester. Summer sessions do not count towards this requirement. After satisfying this requirement you then transfer back to your primary degree program.  Interested students are encouraged to apply as early as possible. The deadline for admission is one year before the anticipated date of completion of the program. Current deadlines are below:
 

Submit the completed application to:

Applied MS Program
Department of Statistics, UIUC
101 Illini Hall, MC-374
725 S. Wright Street
Champaign, IL 61820 USA

The requirements for the different specializations vary; however, a total of nine courses, constituting 36 graduate credit hours, are required for the Applied M.S. degree with specialization. Students wishing information beyond that provided here should contact the Director of Graduate Studies in Statistics.

Prerequisites

• MATH 241 – Calculus III (Calculus through vector calculus)
• MATH 415 or 418 (Linear Algebra)
• STAT 400 (Statistics and Probability I)

Curriculum Requirements in Statistics

• STAT 410 (Statistics & Probability II)
• STAT 425 (Applied regression and design)
• STAT 427 (Statistical Consulting), or approved internship, or simultaneous enrollment in another graduate program that uses statistics.
• One additional Statistics course not already used to fulfill a requirement:
  The eligible courses include STAT 424, 426, 428, 429, 525 and 571.

Course Requirements in Primary Field of Study

In addition to the core Statistics courses selected above, 5 additional graduate courses must be completed in your primary field, in an area relevant to the field of Statistics. These courses are subject to approval by the Director of Graduate Studies in Statistics.

Course Substitutions

It is possible to make substitutions for the core courses, but these require approval by the Director of Graduate Studies in Statistics.