Statistics (MSc)

Program Overview

Statistics (MSc) 2025 entry

Overview

Build on your strong quantitative background and prepare for further postgraduate studies or a rewarding career in a wide variety of sectors – finance, technology, healthcare, ecology, sport, and more.

Key Details

• Starts: September 2025
• Duration: One year full time
• School: School of Mathematics and Statistics

Fees

• UK: £12,030
• Rest of the world: £25,900

Why Study This Course?

• Gain a broader skill set for entry into the commercial analysis market
• Covers various theoretical and applied statistical areas at an advanced level
• Put your statistical knowledge into practice
• Be ready to pursue research in statistics

Teaching

• A mix of lectures, small group tutorials and practical computer sessions.

Class Sizes

• Typically from 15 to 50 students.

Dissertation

• A three-month project leading to a dissertation.

Assessment

• A mix of continuous assessment and exams.

Modules

• Modules can be chosen from across the School's undergraduate and postgraduate-level modules.
• At least three-quarters of your credits must come from postgraduate-level modules.

Module Examples

• Undergraduate-level modules
  • Bayesian Inference
  • Classical Statistical Inference
  • Computational Numerical Analysis
  • Computing in Statistics
  • Computing in Mathematics
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Markov Chains and Processes
  • Population Dynamics Models in Mathematical Biology
  • Sampling Theory
  • Time Series Analysis
• Postgraduate-level modules
  • Advanced Bayesian Inference
  • Advanced Combinatorics
  • Advanced Data Analysis
  • Applied Statistical Modelling using GLMs
  • Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems
  • Estimating Animal Abundance and Biodiversity
  • Knowledge Discovery and Datamining
  • Mathematical Oncology
  • Measure Theory
  • Medical Statistics
  • Modelling Wildlife population dynamics
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Professional Skills for Mathematical Scientists
  • Semigroups
  • Software for Data Analysis
  • Spatial Models and Pattern Formation in Mathematical Biology

What It Will Lead To

Careers

• Graduates from this programme hold positions at leading universities or companies in areas as diverse as business administration, financial markets, biomedical research, fisheries laboratories, wildlife conservation and many more.

Elevate Your Career

• Recent graduates at Masters level have found employment in large consulting firms and major financial institutions including:
  • Quadrant Capital
  • Imperial College London
  • Quantics Biostatistics
  • Beike

Further Your Education

• Many graduates of the programme continue their education by enrolling in PhD programmes at St Andrews or elsewhere.

Why St Andrews?

• The School of Mathematics and Statistics has active research groups in:
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Pure Mathematics
  • Mathematical Biology
  • Statistics

Events

• There are a number of different seminars held each week in the School of Mathematics and Statistics.

Alumni

• When you graduate you become a member of the University's worldwide alumni community.

Entry Requirements

• A 2.1 undergraduate Honours degree in mathematics, statistics or a closely related subject area.
• English language proficiency.

Application Requirements

• CV
• Personal statement (optional)
• Two original signed academic references
• Academic transcripts and degree certificates

English Language Proficiency

• If English is not your first language, you may need to provide an English language test score to evidence your English language ability.

Scholarships and Funding

• We are committed to supporting you through your studies, regardless of your financial circumstances.
• You may be eligible for scholarships, discounts or other support:
  • GREAT Scholarship
  • St Andrews Sanctuary Scholarship
  • St Leonard's funding opportunities
  • Graduate discount (15% off tuition fees)