Master of Science in Statistics

University of Wyoming

Lifesaving medicine. Long-term public policy. Innovative market strategies. Scientific research. Statistics make a huge impact in a wide variety of applications and uses. Statistics is essentially the study of data and how to extract information from that data. As statisticians, we are outside thinkers who are helping local, business and global leaders make smart, informed decisions.With an applied statistics master’s degree, you could apply your knowledge and skills to practically any field, such as data science and mining, social sciences and research, biostatistics, pharmacology, psychology, political science, veterinary science, zoology and more.About Statistics at UWUW offers a two-year Master of Science in Applied Statistics degree grounded in statistical theory and emphasizing the understanding and application of a broad variety of statistical methods on real projects. Although our applied statistics master’s program is designed to be a terminal degree that will prepare you for advanced jobs in statistical analysis, some of our graduates have successfully pursued a Ph.D. in statistics. Wherever your path takes you, the statistics master’s degree at UW can help you get there. Because the world needs more relentless curiosity and unwavering integrityStatistics, like mathematics, is a field of study with a broad number of applications in the private and public sectors. Essentially the study of data and learning how to extract information from that data, statistics plays a large role in our public and private lives. Applications and uses for statistics can be applied to practically any field such as public policy, data analysis, social sciences and research, biostatistics, business applications, data science and mining, the medical and pharmacological fields, psychology, political science, veterinary science and even zoology.

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