Schools Offering Degrees in Statistics
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Florida International University
*School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Statistics: B.S. in
Statistics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 12
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Bachelor: 4
Contact: Jie Mi, Statistics Associate Professor & Chair, Florida
International University, University Park, Miami, FL 33199. Phone: (305)
348-2602; Fax: (305) 348-4172; mi@servax.fiu.edu; www.fiu.edu/~statdept/.
"Florida International University provides a full range of
courses for the study of statistics; students may also choose statistics as
a minor."
Florida State University
*College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Statistics: B.S.,
M.S., Ph.D. in Statistics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 11
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Bachelor: 6, Master:
15, Doctor: 2
Postdoctoral Fellowships Offered
Contact: Ian W. McKeague, Statistics Chair, 214 OSB, Tallahassee, FL
32306-4330. Phone: (850) 644-3218; Fax: (850) 644-5271; info@stat.fsu.edu.
University of Central Florida
*College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Statistics: B.S.,
M.S. in Statistics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 10 (out of 10 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Bachelor: 5, Master: 5
Contact: James R. Schott, Statistics Professor, P.O. Box 162370,
Orlando, FL 32816-2370. Phone: (407) 823-2289; Fax: (407) 823-3930;
jschott@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu;
www.cas.ucf.edu/statistics/.
"In addition to the bachelor's program in statistics, the
University of Central Florida offers a masters of science in statistical
computing that is an innovative program with the emphasis on the use,
adaptation, or development of Statistical methods using state-of-the-art
computer technology in the analysis of data from problems in all fields of
study."
University of Florida
*College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Statistics:
B.A., B.S., M.S., M.S.&A. Ph.D. in Statistics
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 34
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Bachelor: 20, Master:
16, Doctor: 6
Contact: Ronald Randles, Chair, Statistics, Box 118545, University of
Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-8545. Phone: (352) 392-1941; Fax: (352) 392-5175; rrandles@stat.uft.edu;
www.stat.ufl.edu.
University of Miami
*College of Business Administration, Department of Management
Science: M.S., Ph.D. in Statistics; degrees offered in Business with
Statistics concentration; M.S., Ph.D. in Quality Management
Degree Emphasis: Statistics: mixed, theoretical; Business, Quality
Management: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 6 (out of 11 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Master: 5
Contact: Howard Gitlow, Management Science Professor, University of
Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124. Phone: (305) 284-4296; Fax (305) 284-2321;
hgitlow@sba02.msmail.miami.edu.
University of North Florida
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Mathematics and
Statistics: B.A., B.S., M.S. in Statistics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 5 (out of 20 full-time faculty
in department, including visitors)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Bachelor: 12, Master: 3
Contact: William H. Caldwell, Chair, Mathematics & Statistics,
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32224. Phone: (904) 620-2653;
Fax: (904) 620-2818;
wcaldwel@unf.edu.
"Entering graduate studies must have the equivalent of an
undergraduate Mathematical Science degree at the University of North
Florida. While undergraduate programs of students may vary widely, students
are expected to have had courses in Linear Algebra, Advanced Calculus,
Probability and Statistics at a calculus-based level, and an Introduction
to Computer Science."
University of South Florida
College of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and
Biostatistics: M.P.H., M.S.P.H. in Biostatistics; degrees available in
Public Health with Biostatistics concentration
Degree Emphasis: applied
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 4 (out of 9 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Master: 7
Contact: Yiliang Zhu, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology &
Biostatistics, 13201 Bruce B. Down Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612. Phone: (813)
974-6674; Fax: (813) 974-4719; yiliang@yl.coph.usf.edu; biostat.coph.usf.edu.
"The program of Master of Science in Public Health
(Biostatistics concentration) emphasizes training in both biostatistical
methods and applications in health sciences. Students will have
opportunities to work in fields including epidemiology, cancer,
cardiovascular disease, infectious disease, mental health prevention and
environmental health."
University of West Florida
College of Science and Technology, Department of Mathematics and
Statistics: B.S., M.S. in Mathematics with Statistics concentration
Degree Emphasis: applied
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 6 (out of 17 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Mathematics (Applied Statistics track)
1996-97: Master: 5
Contact: Dr. Mike Bundrick, Mathematics & Statistics Professor,
University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL 32514. Phone: (904) 850-2553;
Fax: (904) 474-2099;
mbundric@uwf.edu.
"The undergraduate curriculum of the Department of
Mathematics and Statistics prepares the student for graduate study, for
teaching, for service in science, government and industry, and for
supporting roles in the social, biological, and physical sciences. The
program has four areas of specialization: general mathematics,
applied/computational mathematics, statistics, secondary
teaching."
