Schools Offering Degrees in Statistics
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Binghamton University
*Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Mathematical
Sciences: M.A., Ph.D. in Mathematics with Statistics concentration
Degree Emphasis: mixed, theoretical
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 5 (out of 23 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Master: 2, Doctor: 1
Contact: D.L. Hanson, Chair, Mathematical Sciences, P.O. Box 6000,
Binghamton, NY 13902-6000. Phone: (607) 777-2148; Fax: (607) 777-2450; hanson@math.binghamton.edu.
City University of New York Graduate Center
Graduate School and University Center, Department of Educational
Psychology: Ph.D. in Statistics, degrees offered in Educational
Measurement
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: Doctor: 4
Contact: David Rindskopf, Professor, Educational Psychology, 33 W 42nd
St, New York, NY 10036. Phone: (212) 642-2256; Fax: (212) 642-2257; drindsko@email.gc.cuny.edu.
"The Quantitative Methods specialization of the Doctoral
Program in Educational Psychology provides training in research methodology
and quantitative approaches to solving research problems in education,
psychology, and in the social sciences generally. Students are prepared as
researchers in academic and applied settings. Current and former students
have been employed in research, measurement, and evaluation departments in
educational institutions and state departments of education, in academic
departments, in industrial institutions."
City University of New York - Hunter College
School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Mathematics and Statistics:
B.A., M.A. in Statistics; B.A., M.A. in Mathematics with Statistics
concentration, degrees available in Mathematics for Sceondary Education
Degree Emphasis: Statistics: applied; Mathematics: theoretical
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 3 (out of a full-time faculty
of 16)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Bachelor: 4, Master: 6
Contact: Edward Binkowski, Graduate Advisor, Mathematics &
Statistics, Hunter College, 695 Park Ave, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (212)
772-4715; binkowsk@math.hunter.cuny.edu; math.hunter.cuny.edu.
"The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers a choice of
2 master's programs, both leading to the master of arts in mathematics. The
program in pure mathematics is intended primarily for students interested
in studying mathematics on a broad scale. This program is used by students
as preparation for both industrial and academic employment as well as
preparation for further graduate study. The program in applied mathematics
is intended for students interested in applications to business, science,
engineering, and industry, as well as teaching and research. In addition, a
joint program with the Division of Programs in Education offers the master
of arts in secondary education."
Clarkson University
*School of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer
Science: degrees offered in Mathematics with Statistics concentration
Degree Emphasis: applied
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 1.5 (out of 15 full-time
faculty in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: 0
Contact: Rodney Croos-Dabrera, Assistant Professor, Mathematics &
Computer Science, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699-5815. Phone: (315)
268-2307; Fax: (315) 268-2371; rodney@polaris.clarkson.edu;
www.clarkson.edu/~mcs/.
Columbia University
*Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Statistics:
M.A., Ph.D. in Statistics
Degree Emphasis: applied, theoretical, mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 12
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Master: 12
Contact: Dood Kalicharan, Department Administrator, Statistics, Columbia
University, 2990 Broadway, MC 4403, New York, NY 10027. Phone: (212)
854-3653; Fax: (212) 663-2454;
dk@stat.columbia.edu;
www.stat.columbia.edu.
"The statistics program includes Ph.D. programs in
theoretical and applied statistics and probability, as well as cooperative
programs in operations research with the School of Engineering and Applied
Science and in biostatistics with the School of Public Health. There is a
continuing demand for well-trained statisticians, and the department has
been most successful in placing its Ph.D. and M.A. graduates in good
positions in universities, research institutes, government, business, and
industry."
School of Public Health, Division of Biostatistics: M.S., M.P.H.,
Ph.D., Dr.P.H. in Biostatistics
Degree Emphasis: M.S., Ph.D.: theoretical; M.P.H., Dr.P.H.: applied
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 18
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Master: 7, Doctor: 3
Postdoctoral Fellowships Offered
Contact: Gerda Burian Cordova, Administrator, Biostatistics, Columbia
School of Public Health, 600 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032-3702. Phone:
(212) 305-9403; Fax: (212) 305-9408;
gb12@columbia.edu;
cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/s
ph/biostat/.
"The Public Health degree programs are designed for
individuals who are planning careers in academic institutions or in
biomedical research settings. All programs are open to full and part-time
students, although doctoral students are encouraged to enroll full-time
during certain segments of their program."
Teachers College, Graduate School of Education, Program in
Applied Statistics in department of Human Development: M.S. in Statistics;
degrees offered in Psychological Measurement
Degree Emphasis: Statistics: applied, Psychological Measurement: mixed.
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 3 (out of 15 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Master: 6
Contact: Jane A. Monroe, associate Professor, Human Development,
teachers College, Columbia University, Box 82, New York, NY 10027. Phone:
(212) 678-3844; Fax: (212) 678-3837; jam107@columbia.edu.
Cornell University
Department of Statistical Science: B.S., M.S., Ph.D. in Statistics;
B.S., M.S., Ph.D. in Biostatistics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 30 (out of 31 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Bachelor: 17, Master:
6, Doctor: 8
Postdoctoral Fellowships Offered
Contact: Jan Parente, Administrative Aide, Statistical Science, 612
Rhodes Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-3801. Phone: (607) 255-8066; Fax: (607)
255-9801; jlpll@cornell.edu; www.stat.cornell.edu.
"The Department of Statistical Science coordinates
university-wide activities in statistics and probability. Students
interested in graduate study in probability and statistics can design many
different programs within the graduate field of Statistics. These can be
broadly grouped as follows: biometry (including biomathematics) and
biological statistics, social statistics, operations research, and
mathematical statistics and probability. Additionally, students interested
in a particular focus can apply directly to the graduate fields of
Biometry, Industrial and Labor Relations (social statistics), Operations
Research and Industrial Engineering, or Mathematics. The internationally
recognized faculty in Statistics have varied and diverse interests and do
work from very theoretical to quite applied."
Statistics Center (and Graduate School): M.S., Ph.D. in Statistics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 26
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1995-96: Master: 4, Doctor: 4
Contact: M. Wells, Graduate Admissions Chair, or Professor B.W.
Turnbull, Director, both at Statistics Center, 610 Rhodes Hall, Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY, 14853-3801. Phone: (607) 255-8066.
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Biometrics Unit: B.S.,
M.S., Ph.D. in Biometry and Statistics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 6 (out of 8 full-time faculty
in Biometrics Unit)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1995-96: Bachelor: 17, Master: 1
Contact: N.S. Altman, Graduate Admissions Chair for Biometry, 434 Warren
Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-7801. Phone: (607) 255-5488.
College of Engineering, School of Operations Research and
Industrial Engineering (OR&IE): M.S., Ph.D. in OR&IE with Applied
Probability and Statistics concentration
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 6 (out of 20 full-time faculty
in School of OR&IE)
Number of Degrees Awarded in OR with Applied Probability and Statistics
concentration 1995-96: M.S.: 1; Ph.D.: 4
Contact: J. Renegar, Graduate Admissions Chair, OR&IE, 230 Rhodes Hall,
Ithaca, NY 14853-3801. Phone: (607) 255-9142.
School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Department of Economics
and Social Statistics: B.S., M.S., Ph.D. in Social Statistics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 5
Number of Degrees Awarded in Social Statistics 1995-96: M.S.: 2; Ph.D.:
2
Contact: J.A. Bunge, Graduate Admissions Chair, Social Statistics, Ives
Hall, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY 14853-3901. Phone: (607) 255-9813
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Mathematics: B.S.,
M.S., Ph.D. in Mathematics with Statistics concentration
Degree Emphasis: theoretical
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 7 (out of 50 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Mathematics with Statistics concentration
1995-96: M.S. 1, Ph.D.: 2
Contact: R. Durrett, Graduate Admissions Chair, Mathematics, White Hall,
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY 14853-7901. Phone: (607) 255-8282.
"The Cornell Statistics Center coordinates university-wide
activities in statistics and probability at the graduate and research
level. Students interested in graduate study in probability and statistics
in any one of the fields of study listed above can apply to the contact
person for the Statistics Center listed above. Graduate students can design
many different programs within Statistics. These can be broadly grouped as
follows: biometry, biostatistics, social statistics, operations research,
probability theory, sampling theory, statistical computing, statistical
design, statistical theory, mathematical statistics, and stochastic
processes and their applications."
New York University
Stern School of Business, Department of Statistics, Operations
Research: B.S., M.B.A., M.S., Ph.D. in Statistics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 15 (out of 23 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1995-96: Bachelor: 15, Master:
30, Doctor: 4
Contact: Edward L. Melnick, Statistics & Operations Research Chair,
Stern School of Business, 44 W Fourth St, New York, NY 10012-1126. Phone:
(212) 998-0444; Fax: (212) 995-4003; emelnick@stern.nyu.edu.
"Statistics courses cover theory and techniques relating to
the application of the mathematical theory of probability to decisions that
must be made in the face of uncertainty . . . Each course emphasizes the
application of statistical and operations research methods to actual
business problems."
Polytechnic University
School of Arts, Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics:
B.S., M.S., Ph.D. in Mathematics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 2 (out of a full-time faculty
of 18)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1995-96: 0
Contact: Burton Lieberman, Professor, Applied Mathematics & Physics,
6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Phone: (718) 260-3481.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
School of Engineering, Department of Decision Sciences and
Engineering Systems: M.S., Ph.D. in Statistics and Operations; M.S., Ph.D.
in Industrial and Management Engineering with Statistics concentration;
M.S., Ph.D. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Degree Emphasis: Statistics and Operations: mixed; Engineering: applied
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 5 (out of 21 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Master: 8, Doctor: 1
Contact: Madabhushi Raghavachari, Professor, Decision Sciences &
Engineering Systems, 110 8th St, Troy, NY 12180-3590. Phone: (518)
276-2962; Fax: (518) 276-8227; ragavm@rpi.edu; www.rpi.edu/dept/dses/www/.
"The Department of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems
combines programs in Industrial and Management Engineering, Management
Systems Engineering, and Operations Research and Statistics. Curricula in
Management Engineering and/or Industrial Engineering have been offered
since 1945. The interdisciplinary graduate program in Operations Research
and Statistics at Rensselaer was established in 1967 in response to the
rapid increase in the use of mathematical models for characterizing
systems, understanding operations, and making decisions . . . [A] common
theme throughout [the University's] programs is the use of mathematical,
statistical, and logical models in order to better understand managerial,
operational, and physical processes."
Rochester Institute of Technology
*College of Engineering, Center for Quality and Applied
Statistics: M.S. in Statistics; Advanced Certificate in Statistical
Quality
Degree Emphasis: applied
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 6
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Advanced Certificate:
3, Master: 30
Contact: Donald D. Baker, Director, CQAS, 98 Lomb Memorial Dr,
Rochester, NY 14623-5604. Phone: (716) 475-6990; Fax: (716) 475-5959; cqas@rit.edu; www.rit.edu/~636www/.
"Rochester Institute of Technology has been offering the Master of
Science in Applied and Mathematical Statistics since 1964 and the
Advanced Certificate in Statistical Quality since 1994. These two
programs are now available both on campus and through distance
learning."
*College of Science, Department of Mathematics and Statistics:
B.S. in Statistics, B.S. in Applied Mathematics with Statistics
concentration
Degree Emphasis: applied
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 6 (out of 33 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Bachelor: 8
Contact: David Mathiason, Professor, Mathematics & Statistics, 85
Lomb Memorial Dr, Rochester, NY 14623-5603. Phone: (716) 475-5780; Fax:
(716) 475-5766; djmsma@rit.edu.
"Graduates of the Department of Mathematics who have chosen
the teaching profession find that RIT's specialized coursework and
co-operative education experience give them a definite edge in the
profession. Graduates from each program are qualified to enter graduate
study in a variety of mathematics and statistics related areas . . .
Additionally, the Department of Mathematics offers three options for
combining the undergraduate and graduate degrees, enabling students to
complete both bachelor's and master's degrees with only one year of
full-time study beyond the usual undergraduate
requirements."
St. John's University
*College of Business Administration, Department of Quantitative
Analysis: B.S., M.B.A. in Quantitative Analysis
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 19
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1992-93: Bachelor: 10, Master:
48
Contact: Natalie Calabro, Professor, Quantitative Analysis, CBA, St.
Johns University, New York, NY 11439. Phone: (718) 990-6161 x7239.
"The objectives of this curriculum are threefold:
formulating logical models that depict causal relationships among factors;
measuring the magnitudes of the factors involved; and establishing orderly
procedures for collecting, processing, and analyzing data . . . The
primary objective of the basic program is to prepare students for positions
in private and governmental employment as administrators, managers, staff
specialists, consultants, or research associates."
Notre Dame College, Division of Computer Science, Natural
Sciences, and Mathematics: B.S., B.A. in Statistics; B.S., B.A. in
Mathematics/Computer Science, degrees available in Transportation &
Logistics
Degree Emphasis: applied, mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 1.5 (out of 12 full-time
faculty in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1993-94: Bachelor: 2
Contact: Demitrius Tzimas, Professor, Mathematics & Statistics,
Notre Dame College, St. Johns University, Staten Island, NY 10301. Phone:
(718) 390-4545; Fax: (718) 390-4590.
State University of New York at Albany
School of Public Health, Department of Biometry and Statistics:
M.S., Ph.D. in Statistics; M.S., Ph.D. in Biostatistics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 7
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Master: 6, Doctor: 1
Contact: Helga Straif-Taylor, Assistant to the Chair, Biometry &
Statistics, 1 University Pl, Room 151, Rensselaer, NY 12144-3456. Phone:
(518) 402-0400; Fax: (518) 402-0381; hstraif@cnsvax.albany.edu.
State University of New York at Oneonta
Division of Science and Social Science, Department of
Mathematical Science: B.S., B.A. in Statistics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 3 (out of 18 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Bachelor: 2
Contact: Esmat Nouri, Professor, Mathematical Science, SUNY-Oneonta,
Oneonta, NY 13820-4015. Phone: (607) 436-3229; Fax: (607) 436-2173; nouriem@oneonta.edu.
"The primary objective of the Department of Mathematical
Science is to provide the student with experience in both the theoretical
and practical applications of mathematics, mathematics education,
statistics, and computer science."
State University of New York at Stony Brook
*College of Engineering, Department of Applied Mathematics:
M.Sc., Ph.D. in Applied Math with Statistics concentration
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 3 (out of 15 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1995-96: Master: 3, Doctor: 3
Contact: Nancy Mendell, Associate Professor, Applied Mathematics, SUNY,
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3600. Phone: (516) 632-8373; Fax: (516) 632-8490; nancyrm@ccvm.sunysb.edu.
"From its start in 1971, the Applied Mathematics major has
been a national innovator in curriculum. Widely used innovative courses,
textbooks, and supplementary materials have been developed here. Stony
Brook Applied Mathematics faculty have been invited to run dozens of
workshops across the country to show other college mathematics faculty new
approaches to teaching linear algebra, statistics, combinatorial
mathematics, and mathematical modeling."
Syracuse University
*School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Mathematics: M.S.,
Ph.D. in Statistics; degrees available in Mathematics with Statistics
concentration
Degree Emphasis: theoretical
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 3 (out of 30 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Master: 3, Doctor: 1
Contact: Pinyuen Chen, Professor & Director, Mathematics, 215
Carnegie Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-1150. Phone: (315) 443-1577; pinchen@mailbox.syr.edu.
"Besides fulfilling the academic requirements, candidates
for both the Masters and the Ph.D. must acquire some experience in
classroom teaching. Generally speaking, most first-year students serve as
teaching assistants. This may involve teaching a small problem session that
supplements the lectures in a course taught by one of the members of the
faculty. More advanced students are often given the responsibility of
running a class of their own, most frequently one of the sections in the
undergraduate calculus sequence."
*School of Arts and Sciences, Interdisciplinary Statistics
Program: M.S. in Statistics
Degree Emphasis: applied
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 3 (out of 30 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Master: 2
Contact: Pinyuen Chen, Professor & Director, Mathematics, 215
Carnegie Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-1150. Phone: (315) 443-1577; pinchen@mailbox.syr.edu.
"This program includes professors from computer and
information science, education, management, mathematics, psychology, and
the social sciences, among others. This program is distinguished from other
graduate programs in statistics by its emphasis on applications. The
interdisciplinary program in statistics is based in the College of Arts and
Science but welcomes students from all schools and colleges at Syracuse
University."
Union College
Lamont Graduate Center, Graduate Management Institute: M.S. in
Statistics; M.B.A. with Quantitative Methods concentration; Ph.D. in
Administrative Systems
Degree Emphasis: Statistics: applied; Ph.D.: mixed
Number of Full-time Faculty: 4 (out of 12 full-time in faculty in
department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1994-95: Master: 4, Doctor: 2
Contact: Josef Schmee, Professor, Graduate Management Institute, Lamont
Graduate Center, Schenectady, NY 12308. Phone: (518) 388-6248; Fax: (518)
388-6686; schmeej@gar.union.edu.
University of Rochester
The College, Program in Statistics: B.A., in Statistics
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Bachelor: 16
Contact: Poduri S.R.S. Rao, Professor. Statistics, University of
Rochester, 703 Hylan, Rochester, NY 14627. Phone: (716) 275-4178; raos@db1.cc.rochester.edu; www.rochester.edu/college/STT/.
"Students . . . have opportunities for statistical
collaboration with research workers in medicine, through the close
relationship that exists between the department and the Department of
Biostatistics situated in the School of Medicine and
Dentistry."
School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Biostatistics:
Ph.D. in Statistics
Number of Full-Time Statistics Faculty: 10
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Master: 1, Doctor: 5
Postdoctoral Fellowships Offered
Contact: David Oakes, Biostatistics Chair, Box 630, 601 Elmwood Ave,
Rochester, NY 14642. Phone: (716) 275-2405; Fax: (716) 273-1031; oakes@metro.bst.rochester.edu; www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/bio
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