• University of Calgary offers 4 years of a Ph.D. program in Mathematics and Statistics.
  • Students are required to complete their courses in a maximum of 6 years.
  • This program is a thesis-based. Students are required to prepare a thesis and successfully defend an open oral defense.
  • The program is delivered on-campus.
  • Students are required to complete 8 courses.
  • Students will choose to focus on a pure mathematical area such as
    • Combinatorics
    • Discrete Mathematics
    • Geometry
    • Logic
    • Number Theory and cryptography
    • Analysis or even Mathematical Physics
    • Theoretical Research in probability or statistics.
  • In addition to required courses, students register in a research seminar in either actuarial science, biostatistics, mathematics, or statistics (depending on student's specialization).
  • Specializations:
    • Mathematics
    • Statistics
    • Biostatistics (Interdisciplinary)
    • Actuarial Science
  • Students may choose to work in industrial mathematics and operations research, with application in biology and medicine, biomedical statistics, energy or financial markets, mathematical finance, actuarial science, geoscience, medical imaging, software and computer applications, and big data analysis.
  • The University of Calgary ranked 6th by Research Infosource in 2018 and in Top 5 for research performance in Canada.
  • The Faculty of the department have received global recognition by winning awards like federal awards, Provincial awards, Indigenous awards, etc.
  • The average salary after this program goes to 91,160 USD.