The Department of Statistics offers programs of study leading to the degrees of Master of Science (Plan A or B available), Doctor of Philosophy, and Master of Applied Statistics (Online). The M.S. degree is professionally oriented for the student who plans a career in government, business or industry and is preparatory for the Ph.D. The Ph.D. program offers a broad training in both statistical theory and methods while affording options to suit the student’s interests. The statistics Ph.D. is well-suited for academic, business, government and industrial positions. In addition to formal course work and research training, the advanced student has opportunities to gain valuable practical experience by participating in consulting activities under faculty supervision. Master of Applied Statistics is an innovative online professional graduate degree which is designed to train professional, practice-oriented statisticians who have both data analytic and computing skills.
Both, the M.S. and the Ph.D. program offer a Mathematical Statistics track, as well as a Biostatistics track. The latter tracks are designed for students who envision a future at the interface of Statistics and the Life Sciences.
Course work is available in areas associated with statistics such as biological modeling, probability, inference, experimental design and analysis, computational statistics, nonparametric methods, Bayesian analysis, mixed modeling, multivariate analysis, survival analysis, clinical trials, and many other selected topics of the student’s choice.
The University of Kentucky is represented on the Committee on Statistics of the Southern Regional Education Board.
Admission Requirements
Students with an undergraduate major in any of the mathematical, physical, biological, social or applied sciences are encouraged to apply.
The minimum GPA admissions requirements for the M.S. and Ph.D. programs in Statistics are the same as for the Graduate School. However, the number of admissions is limited and admissions decisions are made on a competitive basis. All M.S. applicants must have successfully completed a three or four semester sequence in calculus and a course in linear algebra and have good communication skills. In addition, all Ph.D. applicants must have mastered the equivalent of MA 471G . All Master of Applied Statistics applicants must have completed two semesters of calculus and a course in statistical methodology. Students wishing to apply for teaching assistantships and/or fellowships must submit three letters of recommendation. Applicants wishing to be admitted directly to the Ph.D. program must have an M.S. in Statistics and the permission of the Director of Graduate Studies.
Please see the departmental website for up-to-date information and answers to frequently asked questions about the admissions process.
Degree Requirments
The Master of Applied Statistics is a thirty hour, online, Plan B, professional graduate degree that can be completed in a summer and two consecutive semesters or on a part-time basis. The program is unique in that it uses data visualization and statistical computing to teach fundamental concepts in statistical inference to students with a career-oriented focus on data analysis.
Core Courses (Required for all students)
The electives can be selected from the menu of courses listed below.
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