Back to fact sheet index Career Opportunities There are excellent opportunities for a person with a degree in statistics. Major corporations and most government agencies continually look for talented individuals with this type of education. Since even greater job opportunities are open to those with advanced statistical training, many undergraduates proceed directly to graduate work in statistics. The background of students entering the graduate program in statistics varies widely and requires only a quantitative orientation, one year of calculus and matrix algebra. Many students combine statistics with areas such as business, education, economics, biology or other fields where statistical training is greatly valued.
Career opportunities are varied.
In all of these areas and many others, statisticians work closely with other scientists and researchers to develop new statistical techniques, adapt existing techniques, design experiments and direct analyses of surveys and retrospective studies. The computer facilities within the department are excellent. The University runs several UNIX-based host systems on different platforms. SAS, SPSS, BMDP, and IMSL are among the statistical packages available. Computer consultants are available to assist students if programming help is needed.