Our graduate programs are committed to meeting the needs of both industrial professionals and full-time graduate students. Our graduate courses are offered at convenient times for professionals. For full-time graduate students, the department has Teaching Assistantships and Research Assistantships available that pay a stipend, cover tuition, fees, and insurance.SPECIALIZATIONS

Experimental design, sampling, ecological statistics and biostatistics, statistical computation, simulation, multivariate analysis, nonparametric methods, classification and discrimination, analysis of variance, bootstrap and jackknife estimation, sequential methods, spatial statistics.Programs of study can be designed for individuals who are employed full-time.Thesis option program requirements: a minimum of 24 credits (exclusive of thesis) including MTH 451, 452, either STA 501 or 502, and at least nine additional credits selected from STA 501, 502, 520, 535, 541, 542, 550, 592, 611.Nonthesis option program requirements: 33 credits distributed as follows: 1) MTH 451, 452, and either STA 501 or 502; 2) at least nine credits selected from STA 501, 502, 520, 535, 541, 542, 550, 592, 611; 3) at least six of the remaining credits must be at the 500 level or above (exclusive of STA 591); 4) the above course work must include at least one course that requires a substantial paper involving significant independent study; and 5) written comprehensive examination.