Data Analytics and Statistics

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Deadline: Mar 1, 2025
50 place StudyQA ranking:6120 Duration:2 years

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The MS in Data Analytics and Statistics is an academic master’s degree designed for students interested in learning statistical techniques necessary to make informed decisions based on data analysis.

Statistics Track
Year 1: Fall
ESE 520: Probability and Stochastic Processes
Math 439: Linear Statistical Models
ESE 425: Random Processes and Kalman Filtering
Year 1: Spring
ESE 524: Detection and Estimation Theory
Math 494: Mathematical Statistics
CSE 514: Data Mining
ESE 415: Optimization
Year 2: Fall
Math 475: Statistical Computing
Math 5061: Theory of Statistics I
ESE 551: Linear Dynamic Systems I
 
Optimization and Decision Theory Track
Year 1: Fall
ESE 520: Probability and Stochastic Processes
ESE 403: Operations Research
Math 439: Linear Statistical Models / ESE 551: Linear Dynamic Systems I
Year 1: Spring
ESE 524: Detection and Estimation Theory
Math 494: Mathematical Statistics
CSE 514: Data Mining
ESE 415: Optimization
Year 2: Fall
CSE 541: Advanced Algorithms
ESE 427: Financial Mathematics [or other application class]
ESE 516: Optimization in Function Space
 
Computing Track
Year 1: Fall
ESE 520: Probability and Stochastic Processes
Math 475: Statistical Computation
CSE 511: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Year 1: Spring
ESE 524: Detection and Estimation Theory
Math 494: Mathematical Statistics
CSE 514: Data Mining
CSE 517: Machine Learning
Year 2: Fall
ESE 516: Optimization in Function Space
Math 439: Linear Statistical Models
ESE 403: Operations Research


 

Sample Programs Joint with MSEE

Joint MSEE and Statistics Track
Year 1: Fall
ESE 520: Probability and Stochastic Processes
ESE 551: Linear Dynamic Systems I
ESE 425: Random Processes and Kalman Filtering
Year 1: Spring
ESE 524: Detection and Estimation Theory
Math 494: Mathematical Statistics
Math 459: Bayesian Statistics
ESE 415: Optimization
Year 2: Fall
Math 475: Statistical Computing
Math 5061: Theory of Statistics I
ESE 545: Stochastic Control
ESE 523: Information Theory
Year 2: Spring
CSE 514: Data Mining
CSE 517: Machine Learning
ESE 553: Nonlinear Dynamic Systems
Math 5062: Theory of Statistics II
 
Joint MSEE and Optimization and Decision Theory Track
Year 1: Fall
ESE 520: Probability and Stochastic Processes
ESE 403: Operations Research
ESE 551: Linear Dynamic Systems I
Year 1: Spring
ESE 524: Detection and Estimation Theory
Math 494: Mathematical Statistics
CSE 514: Data Mining
ESE 415: Optimization
Year 2: Fall
CSE 541: Advanced Algorithms
ESE 427: Financial Mathematics [or other application class]
ESE 516: Optimization in Function Space
ESE 588: Quantitative Image Processing
Year 2: Spring
CSE 517: Machine Learning
ESE 553: Nonlinear Dynamic Systems
ESE 544: Optimization and Optimal Control
Math 459: Bayesian Statistics

Requirements

  • Application Fee ($75), credit card or check by mail
  • Unofficial copies of undergraduate and/or graduate transcripts
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
    • Input recommendation providers' names and email addresses. Recommendation providers are automatically sent an email requesting a recommendation.
    • Paper and email recommendations will not be accepted.
    • The recommendations must be posted by the published deadline for final application submission.
  • Statement of Purpose and Resume/CV
    • The Statement of Purpose should be a brief document explaining your goals and ambitions. (3 page maximum)
    • Current Resume or Curriculum Vitae is to be uploaded in the section immediately following the Statement of Purpose.
  • GRE Scores
    • GRE scores are required for all PhD and full-time Master’s applicants with the exception of applicants to the M. Eng. in Biomedical Innovation degree program.

    • GRE scores are not required for applicants to part-time Master’s or the Bachelor’s/Master’s programs.

    • If submitting scores, applicants must report their official scores via ETS at the time of application submission for evaluation purposes. The WashU School Code is 6929.

  • TOEFL or IELTS Scores
    • Required for all international applicants.
    • Applicants must report their official scores via ETS at the time of application submission for evaluation purposes. The WashU School Code is 6929. 
      Note: This requirement may be waived if the applicant has a minimum of three years of documented study at an English-speaking institution, in a country where English is the primary language of daily living. Based on the evaluation of your application package, we retain the right to require English testing upon arrival and you may be required to take additional English classes. If you are recommended to take English classes, the cost of the courses will be your responsibility.

Scholarships

  • Chancellor's Graduate Fellowship Program
  • Need-based financial aid assistance
  • Merit-based scholarships
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Study mode:On campus Languages: English
Local:$ 9.57 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 17 k / Year(s)
StudyQA ranking: 5139
Study mode:On campus Languages: English
Local:$ 9.57 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 17 k / Year(s)
StudyQA ranking: 4371