Overview
Graduates are not only well educated in theoretical foundations, they can reach their professional goals by learning how to develop new statistical methods and effectively apply these methods to solve problems. Graduates are also qualified to engage and collaborate with experts in other fields and pursue occupations in data sciences as well as various areas of social sciences and economics, life sciences, ecology, and official statistics.
Your Benefits
- Excellent career prospects
- Acquire expertise in managing, modeling and visualizing data
- Wide range of supplementary subjects
- Opportunities to specialize
- Outstanding faculty-student ratio
- EMOS (European Master of Official Statistics) certified program.
Job opportunities
Graduates of the Master’s degree program in Statistics offered by Johannes Kepler University Linz are highly sought-after specialists and can pursue a wide variety of professional occupations requiring expertise in complex data analysis, such as at:
- Academic and non-academic research institutions
- Banks and insurance companies
- Medical and pharmaceutical industries
- Official statistics agencies
- Manufacturing industries
- Marketing and public opinion research agencies
Programme Structure
Courses included:- Mathematical Statistics
- Statistical Methods
- Statistical Practice
- Gender Studies
- Electives
- Master's Thesis Seminar
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
Sociology Statistics Actuarial Science View 6 other Masters in Actuarial Science in AustriaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- BA in Statistics (JKU), or a comparable undergraduate degree equivalent in scope and content. Students should be proficient in English (B2 level).
Tuition Fee
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International
726 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 363 EUR per semester during 24 months. -
EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 EUR per semester during 24 months.
€726.72 for third-country nationals
Living costs for Linz
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.