Overview

The Department of Statistics at the University of Georgia offers two tracks in the Master of Science Degree in Statistics. One track is designed in Applied Statistics and prepares students for professional careers in industry, business or government with terminal masters degrees. The other track is designed to accelerate a student’s progress through a masters degree in preparation for continued graduate work on a Ph.D. Degree in Statistics. Either track provides a route for a career in Applied Statistics. The M.S. Degree (in either track) has a thesis and a non-thesis option.

Quick Facts:

The thesis option requires a minimum of 27 semester hours of graduate credit (exclusive of thesis), and the non-thesis option requires a minimum of 33 semester hours of graduate credit and a written comprehensive examination (which can also be used as a qualifying examination for the Ph.D. Degree). Both tracks require the practicum statistical consulting courses (STAT 8000).
Students in the accelerated Ph.D. track would include more core courses in their masters degrees but are encouraged to add the applied statistics courses later to their doctoral programs of study. A basic core of five courses is required (usually in the first year) for all masters students, and hence, a choice of which track to pursue can be delayed until after completion of the first year of study. Prerequisites for admission to the program are: advanced calculus, linear algebra and statistical theory and methods at an undergraduate level. Additional prerequisites may be required for some options.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Applied and Theoretical Linear Models
Mathematical Foundations
Four electives (12 credit hours), if the student writes a Master's thesis; or
Six electives (18 credit hours), if the student passes the Master's Comprehensive Examination or the Ph.D. Qualifying Examination.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-04-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

33 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Athens, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Admission and Application Procedures

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

30182 USD / year

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Out-of-State

30182 USD / year

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In-State

9808 USD / year

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Living costs

Athens

United States

720 - 1170 USD / month

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