Master of Science in Statistics

American University’s Master of Science in Statistics is an excellent way to further your quantitative education, learn statistical methods, and gain professional skills for a broad variety of careers in government and industry, prepare for a doctoral program, or gain the expertise to advance your career. In this program, you will develop proficiency in the development, research, and analysis of quantitative tools to turn data and ideas into intelligent, informed actions. Incoming students can qualify for merit awards as Graduate Assistants or Research Assistantships to gain experience.

The Statistics MS program offers two tracks, to help you match your course of study to your intellectual and professional goals. The Theory and Methods concentration is the mainstream graduate Statistics program, easily recognizable by all potential employees, which offers complete preparation to professional job positions in diverse quantitative fields as well as entrance to PhD programs for those students who plan to pursue the next degree. The Biostatistics concentration is an interdisciplinary graduate program that offers a combination of solid Statistics, Biology, and Biostatistics knowledge and skills and prepares students for advanced quantitative positions in medical, biopharmaceutical and public health areas as well as PhD programs in related fields. Whichever track you follow, AU’s MS in Statistics is your key to success.

Students must have

A bachelor's degree (or its equivalent) earned at an accredited college or university.

A 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or better cumulative grade point average (GPA) calculated on the last 60 credit hours of course work completed in your undergraduate program and available at the time of application for admission.

A 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or better GPA in all relevant graduate work for which a grade has been awarded.

English Language requirement

They also must have scored a Pearson Test of English score of at least 68.