Overview

Department of Statistics / Department of Statistics is located in Provo, UT, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Applied statistics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	18

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree

Requirement

Master's Degrees

Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Alternate accepted BachelorÔÇÖs degree from an accredited US university or equivalent, with a minimum 3.3 undergraduate GPA, two methods courses beyond introductory statistics, two courses in calculus-based statistical theory, differential calculus, integral calculus, multivariate calculus, a course in linear algebra. B- or higher in each course, math minor recommended

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

36

Applied

21

Accepted

16

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree from accredited US university or equivalent, with a minimum 3.3 undergraduate GPA, two methods courses beyond introductory statistics, two courses in calculus-based statistical theory, differential calculus, integral calculus, multivariate calculus, a course in linear algebra. B- or higher in each course, math minor recommended

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 564 TOEFL IBT score: 85
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$16,832

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	April 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

28

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	7.14%
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	85%
American Indian or Alaska Native	3.57%
Asian	3.57%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (75%)

Female (25%)

Faculty

21

Total faculty

Full-time - 21

Part-time - 0

Male (18)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Applied machine learning, random forests, manifold learning, bayesian methods with applications in actuarial science, neural network interpretability, behavioral health, mobile health, spatial statistics, clinical trials, medical and health statistics, sports and human performance, computational health, data science & data sci. teaching
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	22,927

Location & Contact

Address Brigham Young University
2152 West View Building
Provo, UT  84602
United States

Contact Dr. Candace Berrett
Associate Chair/Professor/Graduate Program Coordinator
Email: cberrett@stat.byu.edu
Phone: 801-422-7055

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