The Ph. D. degree in Statistics is designed for students who wish to pursue a career in statistics research or advanced applications in academia, government, or industry. Individual programs and dissertations may be oriented toward applied statistics, theoretical statistics, or probability. All three of these areas are studied in the initial phase of the Ph.D. program, which is the same for all students.
Students applying to the Ph.D. program must have a strong background in mathematics (including, at a minimum, multivariable calculus, linear algebra, and elements of real analysis) and a thorough introduction to statistics. We do not require a specific undergraduate major. Students who lack familiarity with C, Fortran or some other higher-level computer programming language should plan on making up this deficiency during the first year of graduate study.
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