Overview
Statistics MSc is one of the routes we place students on most often, and it is offered widely enough that there is usually a fit whatever your profile looks like. It is a 1 year postgraduate programme, so the pace is quick and the dissertation carries real weight.
Teaching in Statistics builds from broad foundations towards a research question of your own. We currently work with 38 universities on this course across 30 cities.
The lowest English requirement we hold on this course is IELTS 6.0, and departments asking more than that usually expect a stronger academic record too. Tuition ranges from £16.000 to £34.000 a year depending on the department, which is a real difference over the length of the course.
Where you land depends on your grades, your English and your timing. Send those three and we will tell you where you stand.
Entry requirements
AcademicA bachelor degree in a related subject. Most departments look for the equivalent of a UK 2:1, though some accept a 2:2 with relevant experience.
EnglishIELTS 6.0
Careers opportunities
A degree with more demand than supply, and one of the few where graduates are actively recruited by government, pharmaceuticals and finance at once. Software fluency in R, Python or SAS is assumed.
Roles graduates go into
- Statistician
- Data scientist
- Biostatistician
- Operational research analyst
- Risk and pricing analyst
- Survey methodologist
Where they work
- Government analytical services and the ONS
- Pharmaceutical companies and CROs
- Banks, insurers and asset managers
- Market research and polling
- Universities and research institutes
After the course
Chartered Statistician status with the Royal Statistical Society, taken after several years of practice.
Fees and funding
Tuition, international students£16,000 - £34,000