Overview

Graduates of the Statistics programme at the University of Essex have joined organisations like the Met Office, the Ministry of Defence, and companies based in the City of London. There is a high demand for those with a numerate background in all sectors of the economy, so our graduates are sought after in the UK and abroad.

Your future

Studying a research degree in mathematics gives you the opportunity to develop new skills and enhance your CV. It can also be the next step towards a PhD and an academic career.

The staff are strongly committed to research and teaching. They have published several well-regarded text books and are world leaders in their individual specialisms, with their papers appearing in learned journals such as: Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, Journal of Nonparametric Statistics, Big Data Analytics, and Statistics in Medicine.

The School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science is genuinely innovative and student-focused.

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Programme Structure

Research areas include

Statistical modelling and smoothing

Bayesian computational statistics

Nonparametric statistics

Longitudinal analysis

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-08 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

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There is not currently a deadline to apply; however, courses may stop taking applications once full.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

76

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PTE Academic

60

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IELTS

6

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Colchester, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

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76

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60

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6

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Other requirements

General requirements

You will need a good honours degree and a Masters degree in a relevant subject. A well-developed research proposal is also essential.

You may be required to attend an interview/Skype interview for acceptance, and acceptance is subject to research expertise in the department.

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Tuition Fees

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20625 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

5006 GBP / year

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Living costs

Colchester

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

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Funding

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General requirements

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