MSc Financial Statistics (Research) at London School of Economics and Political Science

Learn to analyse and critically interpret data, build statistical models of real situations, and use statistical software packages. The MSc Financial Statistics programme is mainly intended for students wishing to pursue careers in the finance industry or as a stepping stone towards PhD study in statistics for finance. It provides high-level training in statistics with applications in finance.

Department: Department of Statistics  |  Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time  |  Study mode: full-time/part-time  |  Intake: 27 September 2027  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory and core courses include Statistical Inference: Principles and Methods, Financial Statistics, Financial Statistics II, Dissertation.

Career pathways

The programme provides excellent opportunities for employment and further study. This data is drawn from the latest 2023/24 Graduate Outcomes Survey, conducted by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

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