PhD Statistics at Washington University in St. Louis

Completion of the PhD requires four to five years of graduate study. The student must spend at least one academic year as a full-time student; this requirement cannot be met wholly by summer sessions or part-time study.

Faculty: Graduate School of Arts & Sciences  |  Duration: Five years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: St. Louis, MO, United States

What you will study

Requires 43 units. Required courses include SDS 5515 & SDS 5516 Probability Theory for Statistics and Data Science and Theory of Statistical Inference; SDS 5525 & SDS 5526 Theory of Statistics I and Theory of Statistics II; SDS 5525 & SDS 5516 Theory of Statistics I and Theory of Statistical Inference; SDS 5515 & SDS 5526 Probability Theory for Statistics and Data Science and Theory of Statistics II; SDS 5521 & SDS 5522 Advanced Linear Models I and Advanced Linear Models II; SDS 5531 & SDS 5532 Advanced Statistical Computing I and Advanced Statistical Computing II.

Career pathways

Teaching experience is an increasingly important component of graduate education for students who seek academic employment.

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