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  • 1.  Undergraduate Statistics Programs

    Posted 04-02-2019 17:16
    I am looking for a list of schools that offer an undergraduate program in Statistics.  I have a list, but it is several years old.  Thanks.

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    Steve Ascher
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  • 2.  RE: Undergraduate Statistics Programs

    Posted 04-03-2019 10:18
    Dear All,

    I responded to Steve separately but this is a good opportunity to remind ASA members of the Statistics and Biostatistics Degree Data webpage: https://www.amstat.org/asa/education/Statistics-and-Biostatistics-Degree-Data.aspx?hkey=0a32a96f-2f47-4d67-b91e-0b329f93eece

    It has a link to the ASA Directory of Statistics and Biostatistics Programs as well as links to degree data and lists of universities granting statistics and biostatistics degrees, including how many back to 2003.

    Best,
    Steve

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    Steve Pierson
    Director of Science Policy
    American Statistical Association
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  • 3.  RE: Undergraduate Statistics Programs

    Posted 04-04-2019 10:43
    When was the last time the list was updated?

    For example:
    University of Michigan Dearborn offers a BS in Applied Stats and has for several years now. 
    https://umdearborn.edu/casl/undergraduate-programs/areas-study/applied-statistics

    They also offer MS degrees in Applied and Computational Mathematics which has a specialization in Statistical Models. 

    https://umdearborn.edu/casl/graduate-programs/programs/master-science-applied-and-computational-mathematics

    And an MS in Industrial Engineering that has a specialization in Operations Research and they allow students to take multiple IE stats classes and 3 cognate courses... Which could allow student to take 8 of their 10 classes in stats. 

    https://umdearborn.edu/cecs/departments/industrial-and-manufacturing-systems-engineering/graduate-programs/mse-industrial-systems-engineering

    They also has an MS in Business Analytics, an MS in Data Science and a BS in Data Science.
     
    Eastern Michigan University has a BS in Statistics too: 
    https://catalog.emich.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=29&poid=12605&returnto=5560

    Eastern Michigan University also has a BS in Data Science and an MS in Applied Econometrics.
     https://catalog.emich.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=30&poid=13003&returnto=5840

    Wayne State University offers an MS degree in Industrial Engineering that allows students to take 4-5 of 8 classes in industrial statistics 2 of 8 classes in stats classes from the Math and Stats department. They also offer an MS in Data Science and an MA in Mathematical Statistics and Applied Mathematics (which students use to take stats courses and specialize in statistics). 

    ..... And that is just in the Metro Detroit Area! 

    All of that asks the question, what makes a program a "stats" program? 

    If I go to U of M Dearborn, get into the MS IMSE program (Industrial Engineering) and take:
    Design of Experiments
    Multivariate Statistics
    Reliability Analysis
    Adv Stochastic Processes 
    Quality Control Statistics 

    from the IE department and then take 3 of the classes below from the Math and Stats department: 
    Time Series Analysis
    Applied Regression  
    Mathematical Statistics 2
    Stochastic Processes
    Data Analysis and Modeling
    Survival Analysis
    Multivariate Statistics

    Does that count as a "Statistics" degree?

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    Andrew Ekstrom

    Statistician, Chemist, HPC Abuser;-)
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  • 4.  RE: Undergraduate Statistics Programs

    Posted 04-04-2019 14:18
    Dear Andrew, 

    Thanks for the question. Please use the following form to submit a program not currently listed or to update the information provided: https://goo.gl/forms/Zn39B70c5zPjdfuD3.

    Best,
    Steve

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    Steve Pierson
    Director of Science Policy
    American Statistical Association
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