Master of Arts in Statistics

University of Victoria - Kaplan

In this graduate program, you’ll explore upper-level thinking and research in the field of statistics. You’ll benefit from the department’s ties to organizations like Vancouver Island Health Authority. You can complete this degree with either a thesis or a non-thesis-based project. Our department specializes in a wide range of areas, including bioinformatics, biostatistics and statistical ecology.OutcomesGraduates with an MA in Statistics will be able to: apply to enrol for doctoral studies in statisticsgather, analyze, and interpret data to aid in decision-making processes, gather, analyze, and interpret socio-economic, environmental, demographic or health data, identify trends and relationships in data, design processes for data collectioncommunicate findings to stakeholders.Get an edge for any careerIt's an understatement to say that high-level math and statistics are used in every field of science and social science. In a world suffering from an overload of data, it is the mathematicians who find relationships and patterns invisible to the naked eye. A growing number of students are drawn to our subject, either for its intrinsic beauty, or to combine it with their studies in another discipline. In any case, Mathematics and Statistics at UVic gives undergraduate and graduate students an edge, whatever their future career. And for students interested in pursuing our subject, Mathematician was named the best job of 2014, and Statistician the third best job