Master's in Applied Statistics

The M.S. in Applied Statistics degree at UNC Greensboro is designed to provide students with excellent data analytics training and problem-solving skills for employment in various settings such as health and insurance sectors, government agencies, and business entities.

master of science in applied statistics PROGRAM DISTINCTIONS

• Our Statistical Consulting Center, under the leadership of Director and Professor Scott Richter, continued to serve the campus and the off-campus community, holding over 60 consulting sessions and hosting our 5th consecutive year of Quantitative Methodology Series workshops.
• The department received four NSF awards and one Army Research Office award for 2019-2020. 
• In addition to the unprecedented success in securing external funding, the faculty published 32 high-quality journal articles in CY 2019 and gave 92 research presentations, including 30 at international venues.

THE applied statistics STUDENT EXPERIENCE

• The department hosts a monthly Graduate Tea that is an informal gathering, well-attended by both graduate students and faculty.
• The relatively small size of our department has fostered a culture of getting to know graduate students from the start.

AFTER GRADUATIng with your master’s in applied statistics

• Examples of careers include actuary, mathematics teacher, operations research analyst, quantitative analyst, and statistician.

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