# school list (Statistics)
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## 綠色字: 優質的研究型 program
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## 藍色字: 優質的工作型 program
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## 粉色字: 可再多研究的 program
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## Rank2 -- Columbia University
School Information:
**Location:** New York, New York
**Rank in statistics: 5**
Program
1. Master of Arts in Statistics
**Program Duration**: 1.5 year
**Credits Required**: 30
**Course Requirements**: three required course + one capstone course + six elective course
**Tuition and Fee**: 40,144
**Career**: Only Pre-OPT was offered and OPT are 36 months
**Feature**: It's a job-oriented program with large number of Chinese students every year.
2. Master of Science in Data Science
**Program Duration**: 1.5 year
**Credits Required**: 30
**Candidates Data**: Average GPA: 3.76, Average GRE: V-158 Q-168, 98% job or internship placements
Tuition and Fee: 31,420
**Feature**: Focusing on climate, health care, social justice, finance and foundation of data science
## Rank3 -- Harvard
School Information:
**Location:** Cambridge, Massachusetts
**Weather:** With temperatures ranging from 3° C to 37° C
**Rank in Statistics: 3**
Program
1. Master of Science in Data Science
**Course Duration**: 1.5 years
**Course Required**: 12
Required one research experience, can be satisfied by Capstone project course or master's thesis project.
**Standard Test Requirement**: GRE not required and is not accepted. Minimum TOEFL score is 80
**Tuition and Fee**: 58,224
**Career**: CPT course will vary from department to department, further information needs to consult the adviser.
## Rank5 -- Yale University
School Information
**Location:** New Haven, Connecticut
**Weather:** Temperature ranging from -2° C to 26° C
**Rank in Statistics: 13**
Program
1. Master of Arts in Statistics
**Duration**: 1.5 years
**Course Requirement**: 8 term course
**Standard Test Requirement**: GRE is not required but may be submitted, TOEFL is required.
**Feature**: About 40 out of 1000 applicants receive admission in a year
**Tuition and Fee**: 46,200
**Career**: Contact OISS for more information
**Feature**: It's a job-oriented program
2. Master of Science in Statistics and Data Science
**Duration**: 1.5 years
**Course Requirement**: 12 term course
**Standard Test Requirement**: GRE is not required but may be submitted, TOEFL is required.
**Feature**: About 40 out of 1000 applicants receive admission in a year
**Tuition and Fee**: 46,200
**Career**: Contact OISS for more information
Note: Students can change between program during their studying
## Rank6 -- Standford University
School Information:
**Location:** Stanford, California
**Rank in Statistics: 1**
Program
1. Master of Science in Statistics
**Duration**: 1.5 years
**Course Requirements**: 45 units, including 9 statistics courses
**Standard Test Requirement**: GRE and TOEFL are required.
**Application Requirement**: Rank in class should be submitted.
**Tuition and Fee:** 58,850
**Career:** CPT course was offered
**Feature:** About 40 out of 700+ received admission in a year(combined with DS program)
It's a terminal program that intended for job.
Applicants cannot switch between the program.
Average GRE score: V163 + Q170, Average TOEFL score: 110
Amazing location for job searching
2. Master of Science in Data Science
**Duration:** 1.5 years
**Course Requirements:** 45 units. Mathemetical & statistics foundation(15) + Experimentation(3) + Scientific Computing(6) + Machine Learning(6) + Practical Components(3) + elective
**Tuition and Fee:** 58,850
**Feature:** Average GRE score: V166 + Q170, Average TOEFL score: 110
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## Rank7 -- University of Chicago
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School Information
**Location:** Chicago, Illinois
**Rank in Statistics: 3**
Program
1. Master of Science in Statistics
**Duration:** 1.5 years
**Course Requirement:** 9 courses + A master's paper oral presentation
**Standard Test Requirements:** GRE and TOEFL are required
**Tuition and Fee**: 55,416
**Feature:** Approximately 30-40 students a year.
Admission rate is approximately 10~20%
Theoretical based program, suitable for students who want to pursue a PhD degree.
## Rank8 -- University of Pennsylvania
Only PhD program and Master of Science in Statistics, Measurement Assessment, and Research Technology(SMART) program available
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## Rank10 -- Duke University
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School Information
**Location:** Durham, North Corolina
**Weather:** -3~31
**Rank in Statistics:** 7
Program
1. Master of Science in Statistics
**Duration:** 2 years
**Course Requirement**: 36 credits
**Standard Test Requirement**: GRE and TOEFL are required
**Tuition and Fee:** 85,998
**Feature**: When applying, 15 minutes interview will be held.
It's a department that highly focuses on Bayesian statistics and highly theoretical based.
TA and RA are available for students studying for MS.
CPT course are offered.
187 out of 582 students were admitted in 2021-2022
Average GPA: 3.8, Average GRE: V159 Q169 in 2021-2022
MS students need to complete a master's thesis or master's portfolio
The program focuses on five tracks:
1.Data Science
2.Health Data Science
3.Finance & Economics
4.Marketing Research & Business Analytics
5.Social Science & Policy
## Rank11 -- Johns Hopkins University
Program
1. Master of Science in Engennering Data Science
**Standard Test Requirements:** GRE and TOEFL are required
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## Rank12 -- Northwestern University
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School Information
**Location:** Evanston, Illinois
**Rank in Statistics:** 37
Program
1. Master of Science in Statistics
**Duration**: 1.5~2 years
**Course Requirement**: 12 units, including a MS qualify examination
**Standard Test Requirements:** GRE is not required but may be submitted. TOEFL is required
**Tuition and Fee:** 80,080
## Rank14 -- Brown University
Biostatistics program available
## Rank15 -- Vanderbilt University
Biostatistics program available
## Rank16 -- Washington University in St. Louis
Program
1. Master of Science in Data Analytics & Statistics
**Corese Requirement**: 30 units containing 6 units thesis research
**Feature**: This program is established in electrical college, so it is a technical based program.
## Rank17 -- Cornell University
Only one-year program is available
## Rank18 -- Rice University
School Information
**Location:** Houston, Texas
**Rank in Statistics:** 29
Program
1. Professional Master of Statistics
**Duration**: 1.5 years
**Course Requirements**: 30 units
**Standard Test Requirements:** GRE not required but recommended, TOEFL is required
**Career:** contact OISS for more information
**Tuition and Fee:** 81,150
**Feature:** Focus area in Financial Statistics and Computational Statistics
## Rank19 -- University of Notre Dame
School Information
**Location:** Notre Dame, Indiana
**Rank in Statistics:** 61
Program
1. Master of Science in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (Research)
**Course Requirement:** 30 credits. In addition, MS students should pass a Research Masters Project or Oral Research Masters Examination.
**Feature:** It is designed for students who want to pursue a PhD degree
2. Master of Science in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (Professional)
**Duration:** 1.5 years
**Course Requirement:** 30 credits
**Standard Test Requirements:** minimum GRE AWA: 3.5, minimum TOEFL speaking: 23 and total: 100
**Tuition and Fee:** 90,282
**Feature:** Focus area in Applied Statistics, Applied and Computational Mathematics and Predictive Analysis
It's a job-oriented program
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## Rank20 -- University of California—Los Angeles
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School Information
**Location:** Los Angeles, California
**Rank in Statistics:** 19
Program
1. Master of Science in Statistics
**Duration:** 1.5 years
**Course Requirement:** 44 units. Also, master's thesis is required.
**Standard Test Requirements:** GRE and TOEFL are required
**Tuition and Fee:** 66,194
**Feature:** Focus area are: applied multivariate analysis, bioinformatics, computational and computer-intensive statistics, computer vision cognition, artificial intelligence, machine learning, social statistics, experimental design and environmental statistics
It's appropriate for students who want to pursue PhD
Average admitted rate: 13%
Average students a year: 10~20
It's a theoretical based program
## Rank21 -- Emory Univerisity
Biostatistics program is available
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## Rank22 -- University of California—Berkeley
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School Information
**Location:** Berkeley, California
**Rank in Statistics:** 2
Program
1. Master of Arts in Statistics
**Duration:** 1 year, but can be extended to 1.5 years
**Course Requirement:** 24 units
**Standard Test Requirement:** GRE and TOEFL(min 90) are required
**Tuition and Fee:** 56,810
**Preparatory Course Work**: multivariable calculus, linear algebra, probability theory, theoretical and applied statistics, as well as at least one statistical system or a computer language
**Feature:** It's a job-oriented program
About 90 out of 600 students are admitted each year
Limited numbers of research assistant opprotunities are provided
Many career fairs are provided
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## Rank24 -- University of Michigan
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School Information
**Location:** Ann Arbor, Michican
**Rank in Statistics:** 7
Program
1. Master Program in Applied Statistics
**Duration:** 2 years
**Course Requirement:** 30 credit hours
**Standard Test Requirements:** GRE is not required but may be provided, TOEFL is required
**Tuition and Fee:** 50,136
**Feature:** About 2 Graduate Student Instructor(GSI) opportunities are provided
Due to its location, it's inappropriate for students who find to find a job
It's academic reputation is good
## Rank25 -- Carnegie Mellon University
School Information
**Location:** Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
**Rank in Statistics:** 5
Program
1. Master of Statistical Practice
**Duration:** 1 year
**Course Requirement:** Arranged by the department, no master's thesis required
**Tuition and Fee:** 55,450
**Standard Test Requirement:** TOEFL > 105 with speaking > 26. GRE is not required but may be submitted
**Feature:** Focusing on Data Analysis, Statistical Computing, and Professional Skills
It's a job-oriented program
TA and Educational Assistants(EA) opportunities are provided
## Rank26 -- University of Virginia
School Information
**Location:** Charlottesville, Virginia
**Rank in Statistics:** 44
Program
1. Master of Science in Statistics
**Duration:** 1.5 years
**Course Requirement:** 30 credits and a final MS exam about data analysis skills
**Standard Test Requirements:** GRE and TOEFL are required
**Tuition and Fee:** 56,097
**Feature:** Focusing on biostatistics
30 out of 250 students receive admission each year
Due to its location, it's difficult to find a job
## Rank30 -- University of California—Santa Barbara
School Information
**Location:** Santa Barbara, California
**Rank in Statistics:** 44
Program
1. Master of Arts in Statistics
**Course Requirement:** 43 credits
**Standard Test Requirements:** GRE is not required, TOEFL required
**Feature:** Focusing on mathematics statistics, applied statistics, data science
## Rank31 -- University of Florida
The website is lack of information
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## Rank32 -- University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill
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Program
1. Master of Science in Data Science and Analytics
**Duration:** 2 years
**Course Requirements:** 30 credits, including a master's essay
**Standard Test Requirements:** GRE and TOEFL are required
**Tuition and Fee:** 43,226
**Feature:** It's a job-oriented program
Focusing on data science, statistics and operation research
About 11 out of 250 students receive admission each year
It's suitable for finding jobs, since the RTP is just located near by.
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## Rank34 -- University of California—San Diego
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School Information
**Location:** San Diego, California
**Rank in Statistics:** 41
Program
1. Master of Science in Statistics
**Duration:** 2 years
**Course Requirements:** 48 units, including two comprehensive master's examinations
**Standard Test Requirements:** GRE and TOEFL are required
**Tuition and Fee:** 49,437
**Feature:** Focusing on mathematics and statistical modeling
Limiting numbers of TA opportunites are provided
2. Computational Science, Mathematics and Engineering Master
**Duration:** 2 years
**Course Requirements:** 38 units, including three qualifying examinations
**Standard Test Requirements:** GRE and TOEFL are required
**Tuition and Fee:** 49,437
**Feature:** It's a job-oriented program
It provides strong theoretical foundation and practical experience using computer software
60 out of 280 students receive admission each year
## Rank35 -- University of Rochester
School Information
**Location:** Rochester, New York
**Rank in Statistics:** 49
Program
1. Master of Arts in Statistics
**Duration:** 1.5 years
**Course Requirements:** 48 units
**Standard Test Requirements:** GRE and TOEFL are required
**Tuition and Fee:** 89,760
**Feature:** Focusing on biostatistics
It's under School of Medicine and Dentistry
About 5 peple attend each year
RA opportunites available
It's a theoretical based program
## Rank37 -- University of California--Irvine
1. Master of Science in Statistics
**Standard Test Requirements:** GRE and TOEFL are required
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## Rank38 -- Georgia Institute of Technology
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School Information
**Location:** North Ave NW, Atlanta
**Rank in statistics:** None
Program
1. Master of Science in Analytics
**Duration:** 1~1.5 year
**Course Requirement:** 36 credits including 6 credits of a analytics practicum
**Standard Test Requirements:** GRE required and TOEFL > 100
**Tuition and Fee:** 56,000
**Feature:** It's a job-oriented program
Three tracks included: analytical tool, business analytics, computational data analysis
Having extraordinary job placement rate
Assistantships opportunities are offered
2. Master of Science in Statistics
**Duration:** 1~1.5 year
**Stnadard Test Requirements:** GRE and TOEFL are required
**Feature:** It's a job-oriented program
No assistantships opportunities are offered
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## Rank39 -- University of California--Davis
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School Information
**Location:** Davis, California
**rank in statistics:** 13
Program
1. Master of Science in Statistics
**Duration:** 1.5 years
**Course Requirements:** 44 units, including a final comprehension test
**Standard Test Requirements:** TOEFL and GRE are required
**Tuition and Fee:** 57,420
**Feature:** Two tracks included: statistics and data science
Some funding are provided
It's a theoretical based program, but job placement rate is also good
## Rank79 - North Carolina State University
School Information
**Location:** Raleigh, North Carolina
**Rank in Statistics:** 11
Program
1. Master of Statistics
**Duration:** 1~1.5 years
**Course Requirements:** 30 credits hours
**Standard Test Requirements:** GRE not required, TOEFL required
**Feature:** Four concentration included: traditional statistics, biostatistics, environmental statistics, statistical genetics and financial statistics
It's a job-oriented program
## Rank122 - Iowa State University
School Information
**Location:** Ames, Iowa
**Rank in Statistics:** 19
Program
1. Master of Science of Statistics
**Duration:** 2 years
**Course Requirements:** 34 credits, including a writting exam and oral exam
**Standard Test Requirements:** GRE and TOEFL required
## Rank148 - Colorado State University
Program
1. Master of Science of Statistics
**Course Requirements:** 47 credits. One can choose a project option or thesis option
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## Rank83 - University of Iowa
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Program
1. Master of Science of Statistics
**Duration:** 2 years
**Course Requirements:** 32 credits, including a two-part examination and MS creative component
**Standard Test Requirements:** TOEFL and GRE are required
**Tuition and Fee:** 51,616
**Feature:** It includes both job-oriented and phd-oriented track
TA and RA opportunities are provided
8-15 out of 140 students receive admission each year
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## Rank122 - University of Missouri
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School Information
**Location:** Columbia, Missouri
**Rank in Statistics:**: 37
Program
1. Master of Arts in Statistics-regular track
**Course Requirements:** 30 semester hours, including a qualify examnimation or a thesis
**Standard Test Requirements:** GRE and TOEFL required
**Feature:** TA and RA opportunities are provided
2. Master of Arts in Statistics-appled track
**Course Requirements:** 30 semester hours, including a project
**Standard Test Requirements:** GRE and TOEFL required
**Feature:** TA and RA opportunities are provided
## ranking reference from this website
> https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/statistics-rankings
## Rank40 -- University of Texas at Austin
No statistics master
No master of data science
## Rank41 -- William & Mary
No statistics master
## Rank42 -- Boston University
**Department of Mathematics and Statistics, M.S.**
**Department of Mathematics and Statistics, M.A.**
- **US ranking** 41
- **English**
No require GRE test
The following minimums on the TOEFL IBT are as follows:– Reading: 21 — Listening: 21 — Speaking: 21 — Writing: 21
>https://www.bu.edu/stat/graduate-program-information/admissions/
- **Feature**
knowned on research
>https://www.bu.edu/stat/graduate-program-information/introduction/
## Rank43 -- Brandeis University
- no statistics master
## Rank44 -- Case Western Reserve University
**Master of Science in Statistics**
- **US ranking** 63
- **feature**
1. Graduate assistantships, both with teaching responsibilities and with research duties, are available to qualified applicants.
2. The dual core of the MS program is mathematical statistics and modern data analysis, with the option of a special Entrepreneurial Track.
3. MS applicants can be admitted during the spring
- **English** toefl 90
>https://case.edu/gradstudies/prospective-students/international-applicant-info
## Rank45 -- Tulane University
**Statistics, MS**
- **feature**
1. Non-Thesis
2. In department of mathematics
- **English**
1. GRE non-required
2. TOEFL 80up
>https://sse.tulane.edu/cbe/academics/graduate/faqs
- **tuition**
Tuition per credit hour:1,831
Academic Support Service Fee:44.50 per hour max 400.00
University Fees:665.00 10+ hours 80.00 < 10 hours
Other Mandatory Fees: 80 (0.1 ‐ 8.99 hours) or 665.00(9.00 + hours)
>https://studentaccounts.tulane.edu/sites/studentaccounts.tulane.edu/files/SSE_Grad_Rate_2021-2022_v2_0.pdf
## Rank46 -- University of Wisconsin--Madison
**STATISTICS, M.S.**
- **US ranking** 13
**BIOSTATISTICS, M.S.**
- **US ranking** 11
- **feature**
1. The progress will be reviewed semiannually. The committee review your GPAG, Approved credits, Time limits for core courses, Ethics and Handling of incompletes. If you fail, the immediate consequence is to make the student ineligible for Departmental support as a TA, RA or PA.
2. A Master’s degree requires 30 credits
>https://stat.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/870/2021/09/2021-2022-Statistics-MS-Handbook-1.pdf
- **English**
1. No required, minimum score of GRE
2. TOEFL 92
>https://stat.wisc.edu/graduate-studies/ms-program/
- **tuition**

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## Rank47 -- University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
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**MS: Statistics**
- feature:prepare students for careers as practicing statisticians, to provide enhanced research expertise for students pursuing advanced degrees in other fields, and to strengthen the mathematical and statistical training of students preparing for PhD studies in statistics or a related field
**MS: Statistics-Analytics**
- feature:have an emphasis on statistical computing, data management, and statistical learning
**MS: Statistics-Applied**
- intended for students pursuing doctoral degrees in other fields who wish to enhance their statistical knowledge and credentials by obtaining a degree in Statistics in addition to their primary field of study. <p style="color:red;">Admission to this program requires that you have been admitted for PhD studies in another field at the University of Illinois
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- English
1. TOEFL iBT 79-102
2. No GRE info
>https://stat.illinois.edu/admissions/graduate-program/masters-statistics-admission/english-proficiency
- tuition


> https://registrar.illinois.edu/tuition-fees/tuition-fee-rates/g-tuition-rates-2122/
- No ranking
## Rank48 -- University of Georgia(UGA)
**The Department of Statistics**
- Under the college of arts and science
- feature: you need to write thesis if you choose option1
option 1:Four electives (12 credit hours), if the student writes a Master's thesis
option 2:Six electives (18 credit hours), if the student passes the Master's Comprehensive Examination or the Ph.D. Qualifying Examination.
> https://www.stat.uga.edu/masters-degree-statistics
- English
Minimum toefl iBT:80 (writing and speaking score above 20)
> https://www.stat.uga.edu/prospective-graduate-students-0
- ranking:35
- tuition:

> https://osfa.uga.edu/costs/
## Rank49 -- Lehigh University
- statistics master
- toefl
required and minimum score
Reading - 23
Listening - 21
Speaking - 24
Writing - 23
Total score - 91
> https://ed.lehigh.edu/admissions/international-students
- Advised for complex analysis and advanced calculus
- 30 credits with at least 18 hours of 400-level courses
- final test: basic probability, statistics and linear algebraOhio State University
- track
1. statistics
2. stochastic modeling
## Rank50 -- Northeastern University
- no master about statistics
## Rank51 -- Ohio State University--Columbus
- Master of Science (MS) in Statistics
- for work
- could involved another field for dual degree
- need GRE and toefl 100
- Master of Applied Statistics (MAS)
- for phd
- need GRE and toefl 100
## Rank52 -- Pepperdine University
## Rank53 -- Purdue University--West Lafayette
## Rank54 -- Villanova University
## Rank55 -- Florida State University
## Rank56 -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
## Rank57 -- Santa Clara University
## Rank58 -- University of Miami
## Rank59 -- Syracuse University
## Rank60 -- University of Maryland--College Park
## Rank61 -- University of Pittsburgh--Pittsburgh Campus
## Rank62 -- University of Washington
School Information
**Location:** Seattle, Washington
**Rank in Statistics:** 7
Program
1. Master of Science in Statistics
**Duration:** 1.5 years
**Course Requirements:** 49 credits with a MS theory exam
**Standard Test Requirements:** GRE and TOEFL are required. GRE subject is strongly encouraged but not required
**Tuition and Fee:** 50,690
**Feature:** It's a theoretical based program
2. Master of Science in Data Science
**Duration:** 1.5 years
**Course Requirements:** 45 credits
**Standard Test Requirements** Only TOEFL is required
**Tuition and Fee:** 51,005
**Feature:** It's a job-oriented program
About 60 students receive admission each year
## Rank63 -- George Washington University
## Rank64 -- Pennsylvania State University--University Park
## Rank65 -- Rutgers University--New Brunswick
## Rank66 -- University of Connecticut
## Rank67 -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
## Rank68 -- Fordham University
## Rank69 -- Indiana University--Bloomington
## Rank70 -- Southern Methodist University
## Rank71 -- Texas A&M University
## Rank72 -- University of Massachusetts--Amherst
## Rank73 -- University of Minnesota--Twin Cities
## Rank74 -- Yeshiva University
## Rank75 -- Baylor University
## Rank76 -- Clemson University
## Rank77 -- Loyola Marymount University
## Rank78 -- Virginia Tech
## Rank79 -- American University
## Rank80 -- Brigham Young University--Provo