MAS Applied Statistics at Iowa State University

Programme overview

An entirely online Master of Applied Statistics with asynchronous courses; full-time students can finish in 15 months.

Faculty: Graduate College | Department: Department of Statistics (Snedecor Hall) | Duration: 15 months full-time; 30 credits; fully online | Intake: Rolling (domestic: two weeks before first semester; international: at least three months before) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Ames, IA, United States

What you will study

30 credits including statistical consulting coursework and credit for statistics work experience through an internship or employer; students design data collection and analysis processes, use modern statistical computing and apply machine learning and AI.

Career pathways

Prepares students for statistics careers or to expand their impact in current roles.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate College requirements: 4 year Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) Academic Records/Transcripts Minimum 3.0 GPA (Program may alter requirement.) Proof of English Proficiency. Programme-specific requirements: Exposure to statistics comparable to an introductory statistics course Calculus I and II (differentiation, integration, sequences, series) Knowledge of matrix algebra Bachelor’s degree with a grade point average at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale Program Requires GRE: No Program Requires GMAT: No

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms for first-year applicants include Fall 2026, Spring 2027 and Summer 2027. International undergraduate applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and may be submitted up to one year before the intended start date; applying at least six to eight weeks in advance is strongly recommended.

Graduate application fee: $60 for domestic applicants and $100 for international applicants (nonrefundable), a separate fee for each program applied to; some programs postpone fee collection until after review. Deadlines are set by each graduate program.

Apply through the official page: https://apps.admissions.iastate.edu/apply/online/

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