Master of Science in Applied Statistics
Rochester, USA
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline *
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2024
TUITION FEES
USD 41,424 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
* rolling admissions
** $41,424 - $54,974 | based on credits taken
Introduction
The MS in applied statistics focuses on data mining, design of experiments, health care applications, and the application of statistics to imaging and industrial environments. You’ll integrate knowledge learned through engaging courses to solve more complex problems for a wide range of organizations, including industrial, marketing, education, insurance, credit, government, and health care.
The MS program in applied statistics is available to both full- and part-time students with courses available both on-campus and online. Cooperative education is optional. The program is intended for students who do not wish to pursue a degree beyond the MS. However, a number of students have attained doctorate degrees at other universities.
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Scholarships and Funding
RIT awards more than $37 million in merit scholarships and assistantships to graduate students each year. Scholarship awards range from 5% of tuition all the way up to full tuition. Awards are based on an applicant's academic excellence. Many things are considered when awarding scholarships - undergraduate grades, graduate placement test scores, and your research and work experience all factor in.
Graduate assistantships are offered to full-time matriculated graduate students to serve as teaching, research, or administrative assistants. Graduate Assistants receive wages (determined by the department making the appointment) in exchange for work performed. Many graduate assistants also receive tuition remission (i.e., tuition support) in addition to receiving wages for assistantship duties.
Graduate students can be awarded both scholarships and assistantships. These funding opportunities are the same for both US and international applicants.
RIT awards more than $30 million in merit scholarships and assistantships to graduate students each year. Scholarship awards range from 10% - 40% of tuition. Our median scholarship amount is around 30% of tuition or $13,000. Awards are based on an applicant's academic excellence. Many things are considered when awarding scholarships - undergraduate grades, graduate placement test scores, and your research and work experience all factor in.
Graduate assistantships are offered to full-time matriculated graduate students to serve as teaching, research, or administrative assistants. Graduate Assistants receive wages (determined by the department making the appointment) in exchange for work performed. Many graduate assistants also receive tuition remission (i.e., tuition support) in addition to receiving wages for assistantship duties.
Graduate students can be awarded both scholarships and assistantships. These funding opportunities are the same for both US and international applicants.
Optional Co-Op: cooperative education is paid work assignments with corporations and organizations around the U.S. and abroad. Co-op allows students to spend one or more semesters employed in a full-time, paid position related to their academic program before they graduate. Many students use co-op earnings to help finance their education.
Work-Study: graduate students studying full-time may apply to work part-time on campus. RIT has more than 9,000 jobs available each year, and students typically work 10 – 20 hours per week. International students studying on an F-1 or J-1 visa may work up to 20 hours per week on campus and 40 hours during break periods.
Curriculum
Plan of study
The program requires 30 credit hours and includes four core courses, electives, and a capstone or thesis.
Core courses
Students are required to complete four core courses: Statistical Software (STAT-611), Regression Analysis (STAT-741), Fundamentals of Statistical Theory STAT-731, and Foundations of Experimental Design (STAT-701). Students, in conjunction with their advisers’ recommendations, should take the core courses early in the program.
Electives, capstone, or thesis
Elective courses are chosen by the student with the help of their adviser. These courses are usually department courses but may include (or transferred from other universities) up to 6 credit hours from other departments that are consistent with students’ professional objectives. The capstone course is designed to ensure that students can integrate the knowledge from their courses to solve more complex problems. This course is taken near the end of a student’s course of study. Students, with adviser approval, may write a thesis as their capstone. A thesis may be 3 or 6 credit hours. If a student writes a 6 credit hour thesis, he/she would be required to complete four elective courses instead of five.
Areas of Concentration
- Predictive Analytics
- Data Mining/Machine Learning
- Industrial
- Clinical Statistics
Applied Statistics, MS degree, typical course sequence
First Year
- STAT-611 Statistical Software
- STAT-631 Foundations of Statistics Theory
- STAT-641 Applied Linear Models - Regression
- STAT-642 Applied Linear Models - ANOVA
- Electives
Second Year
- Electives
- STAT-790 Capstone Thesis/Project
Career Opportunities
Industries
- Insurance
- Government (Local, State, Federal)
- Investment/Portfolio Management
- Health Care
- Defense
- Scientific and Technical Consulting
- Biotech and Life Sciences
- Telecommunications
Typical Job Titles
- Quality Engineer
- Reliability Analyst
- Quality Manager
- Statistical Consultant
- Continuous Improvement Engineer
- Data Science Consultant
English Language Requirements
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