Schools Offering Degrees in Statistics
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California Polytechnic State University
College of Science and Mathematics, Department of Statistics:
B.S. in Statistics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 11
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Bachelor: 10
Contact: Robert K. Smidt, Statistics Professor & Chair, Cal Poly,
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0405. Phone: (805) 756-2001; Fax: (805) 756-2700;
rsmidt@calpoly.edu; www.calpoly.edu/~stat/.
"Statistical techniques practiced today and statistical
theories developed for tomorrow rely on a firm background in mathematics
and computer science. For this reason, the statistics program at Cal Poly
contains nine different courses in mathematics and at least five different
courses in computer science, with some students taking as many as 10
courses in computer science."
California Polytechnic State University - Pomona
*College of Science, Department of Mathematics: B.S., M.S. in
Mathematics with Statistics concentration
Degree Emphasis: applied, theoretical
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 5 (out of 35 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Bachelor: 3, Master: 1
Contact: Kamta Rai, Statistics Group Coordinator, 3801 W Temple Ave,
Pomona, CA 91768. Phone: (909) 869-4058; Fax: (909) 869-4904; clpinterluck@csupomona.edu.
California State University - Chico
College of Natural Sciences, Department of Mathematics and
Statistics: B.S. in Math with Statistics option
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 4 (out of 27 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1995-96: Bachelor: 4
Contact: Neil Schwertman, Mathematics & Statistics Chair, CSU-Chico,
Chico, CA, 95929-0525. Phone: (916) 898-6562; Fax: (916) 898-4363; nschwertman@oavax.csuchico.edu.
"The option in Statistics provides a unique balance of
theoretical and applied statistics. It is particularly attractive for
students wishing to prepare for careers requiring a comprehensive knowledge
of statistics."
California State University - Hayward
*School of Science, Department of Statistics: B.S., M.S. in
Statistics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 4
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Bachelor: 3, Master: 13
Contact: Julia Norton, Statistics Chair, CSU-Hayward, Hayward, CA
94542-3087. Phone: (510) 885-3435; Fax: (510) 885-4714; jnorton@csuhayward.edu.
"The Statistics B.S. degree prepares students for employment
as statisticians in government, business, and industry or for graduate work
in mathematical statistics . . . The M.S. program is designed to match the
backgrounds and goals of a wide variety of students. Students with
undergraduate majors in mathematics and statistics have the quickest access
to advanced courses, but accomplished students from other fields may be
accepted with the minimum requirement of a year of
calculus."
California State University - Long Beach
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Department of
Mathematics: B.S. in Mathematics with Statistics concentration
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 2 (out of 33 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Bachelor: 2
Contact: Morteza Ebneshahrashoob, Professor & Statistics Advisor,
1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840-4502. Phone: (310) 985-5625;
Fax: (310) 985-8227; mortezae@csulb.edu; www.csulb.edu/~math/.
"The [Bachelor of Science] provides students with a
foundation in statistical methods. The courses required insure that the
student understands both how the techniques are mathematically derived and
how they are applied. Statistical analysis is an essential part of any
scientific investigation. It is a vital tool in monitoring the quality of
products and services and in forecasting. This option prepares students for
interesting and rewarding careers and for graduate study in statistics and
other quantitative fields."
Claremont Graduate University
Graduate School, Department of Mathematics: degrees available in
Mathematics with Statistics, Probability, or Operations Research
concentrations; Joint Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Mathematics with
California State University-Long Beach
Degree Emphasis: applied, theoretical, mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 5 (out of 40 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Master: 1, Doctor: 1
Postdoctoral Fellowships Offered
Contact: John Angus, Mathematics Professor, 143 E 10th St, Claremont, CA
91711-3945. Phone: (909) 621-8080; Fax: (909) 621-8390; john.angus@cgu.edu; www.cgu.edu.
Loma Linda University
School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and
Biostatistics: M.P.H. in Biostatistics, M.P.H. in Epidemiology
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 3.5 (out of 8.5 full-time
faculty in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Master: 3
Contact: Irene Grohar, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Assistant
Professor, Nichol Hall 2010, Loma Linda, CA 92350. Phone: (909) 824-4591;
Fax: (909) 487-4126; jgrohar@sph.llu.edu.
"The primary purpose of the program is to provide a climate
in which students may grow in their knowledge and understanding of theory
and practice in the discipline of biostatistics. Thus they may gain
competencies that will enable them to apply the principles learned to the
solution of a broad variety of problems related to the health of the whole
person, hence to the health of the community. All activities resources --
including teaching, research, consultation, computer facilities, community
service, and social and spiritual interactions -- are directed encouraging
such growth both in students and in members of the
faculty."
Pomona College
*Department of Mathematics: B.A. in Mathematics with Statistics
concentration
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 1 (out of 10 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Bachelor: 1
Contact: Donald L. Bentley, Mathematics Professor, Pomona College,
Claremont, CA 91711-6348. Phone: (909) 607-2941; (909) 607-1247; dbentley@pomona.edu.
"For the mathematics major, there is a broad and
comprehensive offering of courses in all the mathematical sciences,
including probability and statistics . . . Pomona joins with the other
Claremont Colleges in offering its students courses from some 35 faculty
mathematicians, in programs ranging from the usual B.A. to a combined
B.A.-M.A. program offered jointly with The Claremont Graduate School, to
The Claremont Graduate School Ph.D. program in pure and applied
mathematics."
San Diego State University
College of Sciences, Department of Mathematical and Computer
Sciences: B.S., M.S. in Statistics with Biostatistics concentration
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 7 (out of 49 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Bachelor: 6, Master: 2
Contact: Kung-Jong Lui, Professor & Statistics Coordinator, 5500
Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182-7720. Phone: (619) 594-7239; Fax: (619)
594-6746; klj@rohan.sdsu.edu.
"Students may pursue either the general degree or a
concentration in biostatistics that emphasizes statistical methods and
applications in the biological, health, and medical sciences. The Master of
Science degree provides advanced training, with emphasis on statistical
methodology, and prepares students for careers in industry and government
as applied statisticians or biostatisticians, or for entry into a doctoral
program in statistics or biostatistics."
Graduate School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and
Biostatistics: M.P.H. with Biometry concentration
Degree Emphasis: applied
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 3 (out of 8 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Master: 3
Contact: Donald J. Slymen, Professor, Graduate School of Public Health,
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-4162. Phone: (619)
594-6439; Fax: (619) 594-6112; dslymen@mail.sdsu.edu.
Sonoma State University
School of Natural Science, Department of Mathematics: B.S. in
Mathematics with Statistics concentration
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 2 (out of 12 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Bachelor: 11
Contact: Susan Herring, Mathematics Associate Professor, 1801 E Cotati
Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609. Phone: (707) 664-4118; Fax: (707)
664-3012; susan.herring@sonoma.edu; www.sonoma.edu/math/.
"Our basic curriculum is designed to prepare students for
employment as professional mathematicians in business, industry,
government, and teaching, as well as to provide a sound background for
continuation of study toward advanced degrees in mathematics, computer
science, and related fields. The B.S. degree program offers concentrations
in applied mathematics, computer science, and statistics. These programs
prepare students for graduate study in mathematics and in a variety of
other fields: computer science; statistical work in government and
industry; biostatistics; actuarial work; and consultative problem solving
in modern industry."
Stanford University
School of Humanities and Sciences, Department of Statistics:
M.S., Ph.D. in Statistics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 12.5
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1992-93: Master: 17, Doctor: 6
Contact: Judi Davis, Statistics Graduate Program Administrator, Stanford
University, Stanford, CA 94305-4065. Phone: (415) 723-2625.
University of California-Berkeley
School of Public Health and Department of Statistics, Group in
Biostatistics: M.A., Ph.D. in Biostatistics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 18
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Master: 9, Doctor: 2
Contact: Steve Selvin & David Brillinger, Professor & Co-Chair,
Biostatistics, 140 Warren Hall, UC-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94708-7360.
Phone: (510) 642-3241; Fax: (510) 643-5163; bjh@stat.berkeley.edu; cedr.lbl.gov/~selv
in/biostatistics/biostat.html.
"Graduate students in the group have direct access to a
variety of specialized computers as well as the services of the University
Computer Center. Research activity of the faculty currently focuses on
methodological areas of biostatistical computing, environmental health, and
epidemiology. Projects in these areas provide opportunities for both
practical experience and individual research."
University of California - Davis
College of Letters and Sciences, Division of Statistics: B.A.,
B.S., M.S., Ph.D. in Statistics; Ph.D. in Statistics with Biostatistics
concentration
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 14 (out of 15 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Master: 5, Doctor: 3
Contact: Wesley O. Johnson, Statistics Professor, UC-Davis, 1 Shields
Ave, Davis, CA 95616-8705. Phone: (916) 752-2362; Fax: (916) 752-7099; www-stat.ucdavis.edu.
"The major programs are designed to make possible a wide
variety of career choices. The Bachelor of Arts degree is very flexible,
facilitating a double major or extensive elective course work in a field in
which statistics is applied. The Bachelor of Science degree program has two
options: one emphasizes mathematics and is especially recommended as
preparation for graduate study in statistics; the other emphasizes computer
science."
Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Epidemiology and
Medicine: M.S., Ph.D. in Epidemiology with Biostatistics concentration
Degree Emphasis: applied
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 0 (out of 25 full-time faculty
in graduate group)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1993-94: 0
Correspondence Courses Offered: M.S., Ph.D.
Contact: Wes Johnson, Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine,
Epidemiology & Medicine, UC-Davis, Davis, CA 95616. Phone: (916)
752-7675/9174.
University of California - Irvine
School of Physical Sciences, Department of Mathematics: B.S.,
M.S., Ph.D. in Mathematics with Applied Mathematics concentration
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 4 (out of 28 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1991-92: Bachelor: 6, Master: 7
Postdoctoral Fellowships Offered
Contact: Howard G. Tucker, Mathematics Professor, UC-Irvine, Irvine, CA
92717-3875. Phone: (714) 856-5421; Fax: (714) 856-7993; htucker@math.uci.edu.
"Applied Mathematical Statistics combines the best of two
traditions. It is in essence a collection of standard Statistical
procedures, each developed in a rigorous mathematical manner. This provides
some advantage to the practically oriented statistician, because in many
Statistical problems that he or she will have to solve, new formulae will
have to be derived. It also benefits the theoretical statistician, since
much new theory arises directly from concrete problems."
University of California - Los Angeles
School of Letters and Sciences, Division of Statistics in
Department of Mathematics: M.A., Ph.D. in Statistics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 6 (out of 60 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1992-93: Master: 12, Doctor: 2
Contact: Donald Ylvisaker, Statistics Director, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
90024. Phone: (310) 825-4819.
School of Medicine, Department of Biomathematics: M.S., Ph.D. in
Biomathematics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 4
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1991-92: 0
Contact: Roderick Little, Biomathematics Professor, UCLA, Los Angeles,
CA 90024-1766. Phone: (310) 206-1748.
"The goal of the doctoral program is to train creative,
fully independent investigators who can initiate research in both applied
mathematics and their chosen biomedical specialty. The department's
orientation is away from abstract modeling and toward theoretical and
applied research vital to the advancement of current biomedical frontiers .
. . The master's program is used primarily as a step to further graduate
work in biomathematics, but it can also be adapted to the needs of
researchers desiring supplemental biomathematical training or of
individuals wishing to provide methodological support to biomedical
researchers."
School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics: M.S., Ph.D.
in Biostatistics; M.P.H., Dr.P.H. with Biostatistics concentration
Degree Emphasis: Biostatistics: mixed; Public Health: applied
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 9 (out of 20 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1995-96: Master: 11, Doctor: 6
Contact: Robert M. Elashoff, Biostatistics Professor & Chair, Box
951772, Room 51-254 CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772. Phone: (310) 825-5250;
Fax: (312) 267-2113; yasutomi@admin.ph.ucla.edu.
"A degree in biostatistics prepares the student for work in
a wide variety of challenging positions in government, industry, and
education. Our graduates have found careers involving teaching, research,
and consulting in fields such as medicine, public health, life science,
survey research, and computer science. The field has undergone tremendous
growth in recent years and many employers now insist on biostatistics input
for nearly all their research and marketing."
University of California - Riverside
College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Department of
Statistics: B.A., B.S., M.S., Ph.D. in Statistics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 8
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Bachelor: 3, Master: 8,
Doctor: 3
Contact: Robert J. Beaver, Statistics Professor, UC-Riverside,
Riverside, CA 92521-0138. Phone: (909) 787-3774; Fax: (909) 787-3286; beaver@curac1.ucr.edu; cnas.ucr.edu/~stat/homepage.htm.
"The department has an applied statistics orientation and is
concerned with teaching and consultative work. It prepares students for
careers in business, government, and industry as well as for research and
teaching. The curriculum tends to follow departmental research interests,
including applied probability, Bayesian inference and decision theory,
nonparametric methods, combinatorics, contingency tables, information
theory, multivariate analysis, queuing theory, time-series analysis,
statistical modeling, discrete data analysis, statistical genetics, sample
survey theory, and stochastic processes."
University of California - San Diego
Division of Natural Sciences, Department of Mathematics: B.A.,
M.S., Ph.D. in Mathematics
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 5 (out of 49 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1995-96: Master: 3, Doctor: 1
Contact: M. Sharpe, Mathematics Chair, 9500 Gilman Dr, UCSD, La Jolla,
CA 92093-0112. Phone: (619) 534-1177; Fax: (619) 534-4932; msharpe@ucsd.edu.
University of California - Santa Barbara
College of Letters and Sciences, Department of Statistics and
Applied Probability: B.S., B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in Statistics
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 11
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Bachelor: 9, Master: 8,
Doctor: 5
Contact: Josianne Merminod, Graduate Program Assistant, Statistics &
Applied Probability, South Hall 5517, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3110.
Phone: (805) 893-4857; Fax: (805) 893-2334; merminod@pstat.ucsb.edu; www.pstat.ucsb.edu.
University of Southern California
College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences; Department of
Mathematics: M.S. in Statistics, Ph.D. in Mathematics with Statistics
concentration
Degree Emphasis: Statistics: mixed; Mathematics: applied, mixed,
theoretical
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 4 (out of 32 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Master: 2, Doctor: 2
Postdoctoral Fellowships Offered
Contact: Simon Tavare, Mathematics Professor, USC, Los Angeles, CA
90089-1113. Phone: (213) 740-8766; Fax: (213) 740-2424; stavare@gnome.usc.edu; www.usc.edu/dept/math/.
"The department offers degree programs leading to the Master
of Arts in mathematics and applied mathematics, the Master of Science in
applied mathematics and statistics, and the Doctor of Philosophy in
mathematics and applied mathematics."
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Department of
Mathematics: M.S. in Statistics; Ph.D. in Mathematics with Statistics
concentration
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 5 (out of 45 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1993-94: Master: 5, Doctor: 4
Postdoctoral Fellowships Offered
Contact: Simon Tavare, Mathematics Professor, USC, Los Angeles, CA
90089-1113. Phone: (213) 740-8766; (213) 740-2437; stavare@hto.usc.edu.
"Introductory graduate courses are offered in algebra, real
analysis, complex analysis, numerical analysis, linear and nonlinear
functional analysis, algebraic topology, combinatorics, differential
geometry, ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations,
control theory, applied mathematics, probability, and statistics. Advanced
courses in these and related areas, leading to research topics, are also
offered."
School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine: M.S., Ph.D. in Biometry; M.S., Ph.D. in Epidemiology
Degree Emphasis: applied,
Epidemiology Ph.D.: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 15 (out of 50 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Master: 16
Contact: Stanley P. Azen, Professor & Biometry Director, 1540
Alcazar Ave, CHP 218, Los Angeles, CA 90033. Phone: (213) 342-1810; Fax:
(213) 342-2993; mtrujill@.hsc.usc.edu.
"The Department of Preventive Medicine is responsible for
training graduate and medical students in the areas of biometry,
epidemiology, health behavior research, and occupational and preventive
medicine. Faculty from the department also perform research in the areas of
biostatistics, epidemiology of acute and chronic diseases, clinical trials,
statistical computation and occupational health."
