Statistics, MS

for the degree of Master of Science in Statistics

Department Chair: Bo Li
Associate Department Chair: Jeff Douglas

PhD Program Director: Xiaofeng Shao

MS Program Director: Darren Glosemeyer

MS Advisors: Tori Ellison, Hyoeun Lee

Graduate Contact: Aaron Thompson


Department website: http://www.stat.illinois.edu/

College website: https://las.illinois.edu/


overview of graduate college admissions & requirements: Graduate Admissions


department office: 101 Illini Hall, 725 South Wright Street, Champaign, IL 61820

phone: (217) 333-2167

email: stat-office@illinois.edu

Specific program info here

Graduate Degree Programs in Statistics

Statistics, MS

concentrations:

Analytics|Applied

Statistics, PhD

concentration:

Computational Science & Engineering

Graduate Minor in Statistics

Admission

Graduate College admission requirements apply. Students are expected to have a strong undergraduate mathematics background, but need not have an undergraduate statistics or mathematics degree. Students may be admitted with deficiencies, which are to be removed during the first year of graduate work. A minimum Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 590 for the paper-based test or 243 for the computer-based test is required for students whose native language is not English. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required. The department offers Ph.D. admissions for the fall only.

Graduate Teaching Experience

Although teaching is not a general Graduate College requirement, experience in teaching is considered an important part of the graduate experience in the Ph.D. program.

Financial Aid

Financial aid is available primarily in the form of teaching assistantships, research assistantships, and fellowships. For further information write to the Graduate Admissions Committee, Department of Statistics.

for the degree of Master of Science in Statistics

For additional details and requirements refer to the department's Graduate Programs and the Graduate College Handbook.

STAT 410/MATH 464Statistics and Probability II (or equivalent proficiency [may be waived with approval])4
STAT 425Applied Regression and Design4
STAT 427Statistical Consulting (or experience in applied statistics)0-4
or STAT 593 STAT Internship
STAT 510Mathematical Statistics I4
Select one of the following:4
STAT 424
Analysis of Variance
STAT 426
Sampling and Categorical Data
STAT 429
Time Series Analysis
STAT 430
Topics in Applied Statistics
STAT 578
Topics in Statistics
Choose one option:20
Concentration specific requirements
Five elective courses found on the Departmental Course List tab
Total hours32-36

Other Requirements

Other Requirements may overlap
A concentration is not required.
Minimum 500-level Hours Required Overall: 12
Minimum GPA: 2.75

for the degree of Master of Science in Statistics

Statistics Departmental Course List
STAT 424
Analysis of Variance
STAT 426
Sampling and Categorical Data
STAT 427
Statistical Consulting
STAT 428
Statistical Computing
STAT 429
Time Series Analysis
STAT 430
Topics in Applied Statistics
STAT 431
Applied Bayesian Analysis
STAT 432
Basics of Statistical Learning
STAT 433
Stochastic Processes
STAT 434
Survival Analysis
STAT 440
Statistical Data Management
STAT 443
Professional Statistics
STAT 448
Advanced Data Analysis
STAT 458
Math Modeling in Life Sciences
STAT 480
Data Science Foundations
STAT 511
Mathematical Statistics II
STAT 525
Computational Statistics
STAT 530
Bioinformatics
STAT 534
Advanced Survival Analysis
STAT 538
Clinical Trials Methodology
STAT 542
Statistical Learning
STAT 545
Spatial Statistics
STAT 546
Machine Learning in Data Science
STAT 551
Theory of Probability I
STAT 552
Theory of Probability II
STAT 553
Probability and Measure I
STAT 554
Probability and Measure II
STAT 555
Applied Stochastic Processes
STAT 571
Multivariate Analysis
STAT 575
Large Sample Theory
STAT 578
Topics in Statistics
STAT 587
Hierarchical Linear Models
STAT 588
Covar Struct and Factor Models
STAT 590
Individual Study and Research
STAT 593
STAT Internship