MA/MS in Applied Statistics

This fully online master's degree in applied statistics is built around career success for data professionals. Students include recent graduates and working professionals who want stronger analytical skills. The curriculum offers a theoretical base in probability and mathematical statistics, with practical training in regression, experimental design, logistic models and multivariate techniques. Students gain experience with SAS, JMP and R, with a JMP license included in tuition, and carry out a research project of their own with approval from an advisor. Many courses were developed by the same faculty who teach on campus, and online sections are managed by working statisticians who are full-time faculty in the applied economics and statistics unit. The program is delivered online, and the university lists testing centers in Dover, Georgetown and Newark for students who need a proctored location for exams.