PhD Statistics at University of Texas at Austin

Programme overview

Graduate degree candidates are expected to develop broad competence in the discipline of Statistics as a whole as well as expertise in their chosen area of concentration. The PhD in Statistics focuses on training students in the theory and practice of modern statistical science and computation so that they are prepared to understand modern research and make novel contributions to the field. Major emphasis is placed on training in application-driven methodological research, probability modeling, and statistical computation. Throughout the program, students are exposed to central ideas in Bayesian methods, classical and modern statistical inference, and statistical machine learning.

Faculty: College of Natural Sciences | Duration: 30 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Austin, TX, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 30 semester credit hours. A doctoral student in statistics must complete a core set of courses in statistical theory and methods. At the end of the first year, students must complete a preliminary written examination covering the main concepts in these core courses.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate admission (applies to the programme): Prior to admission to the program, the student should demonstrate a background knowledge of mathematics and statistics equivalent to that acquired in upper-division courses in probability and statistics. Deficiencies may be made up by taking courses suggested by the graduate advisor. In most cases, these courses may not be counted toward the degree.

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.

Graduate application fees: $65 for U.S. graduate applicants and $90 for international graduate applicants. Each graduate program sets its own application deadline.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/admissions/apply

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