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The University of Edinburgh: Statistics with Data Science

Institution The University of Edinburgh View institution profile
Department School of Mathematics
Web https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying
Study type Taught

Summary

In this digital and data-rich era, there is a high demand for statistics graduates from:

  • industry

  • the public sector

  • academia

However, the pool of graduates in this area is small. The recent growth of data science has highlighted the importance of statistics, with data analysis and results interpretation well-integrated into this newly recognised field.

This programme trains the next generation of statisticians to become expert data scientists with knowledge and experience of well-established methodologies and recent advances. The syllabus combines rigorous statistical theory with hands-on practical experience applying statistical models to data from various application areas.

In particular, the programme includes:

  • frequentist and Bayesian methods for advanced statistical modelling

  • computational statistics

  • generalised regression models

  • principles of statistically defensible data collection, management and curation

Graduates will be in high demand. We anticipate most students will be employed as statisticians for private and public institutions providing statistical advice and consultancy.

MSc

Edinburgh University

Edinburgh. Extraordinary futures await.

The University of Edinburgh is one of the world's top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50, and placed 34th in the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Our position as one of Britain’s leading research universities was reaffirmed by the results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power (Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions), with 90% of our research activity classified as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research …

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