Graduates completing the MS in Statistics, following the guidelines of the American Statistical Association, will be prepared to work in industry with other disciplines or continue toward an advanced degree.
Objective
Preparation For Industy
Structure the academic foundation and graduate experience to provide professionally competent statisticians equipped to accept responsibilities in business, industry, and public service positions.
Indicator
Employment In Industry
Students who receive the MS by following a departmental MS curriculum that is in agreement with recommendations from the American Statistical Association and who are pursued by industrial firms.
Criterion
Industrial Employment
Graduates with the MS in Statistics who seek employment in industry are employed and are successful with an overall graduate pool success rate of 100%.
Finding
Findings Based on Employment in Industry
Data still being collected.
Action
Action pending
No actions being taken until all data is collected. Some students sill taking classes this summer.
Objective
Preparation For Doctoral Studies
Structure the academic foundation and graduate experience to provide the academic foundation needed to pursue the study of statistics at the doctoral level.
Indicator
Entry Into Graduate Programs
Students who receive the MS by following a departmental MS curriculum that is in agreement with recommendations from the American Statistical Association and who also meet requirements for entry into a doctoral program.
Criterion
Pursuit of a Doctorate
Graduates with the MS in Statistics who seek a doctoral degree are successful in doing so with an overall graduate pool success rate of 100%.
Finding
Students seeking a doctorate
Data still being collected.
Action
Action pending
No preliminary actions have been taken. Students are still completing coursework this summer.