MA/MS in Statistics

Statistics students at Iowa State can pursue a master's or a doctorate through a department known for its research and its collaboration with other fields. The curriculum joins statistical methodology, mathematical theory and computing, with an emphasis on analyzing real data. The master's learning goals center on understanding the basic methods and the results behind them, and on using that knowledge, along with computing, to examine data. Careers for graduates include roles as statisticians and data scientists. People who are enrolled in a different graduate degree at the university can combine it with statistics through a co-major doctorate, or take statistics as a minor at either level. The department notes that Ames offers the comforts of a larger city within a small-town setting.