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Postgraduate courses and PhD research

Postgraduate Courses and PhD Research

An Invitation to Postgraduate Study

Statistics and probability are superb subjects both to begin or to continue studying at the postgraduate level.
Demand for highly trained statisticians has been very strong for many years, especially from "traditional" major employment areas such as:

  • medical, agricultural, biological and socio-economic research
  • the insurance, banking and pharmaceutical industries
  • national and local government
  • academic teaching and research in universities

The relatively recent, explosive growth in massive datasets — in genomics, astronomy, finance, marketing and many more domains — has lately fuelled that demand still further.

MSc in Statistics

The Masters programme provides a broad and flexible course in statistical science. Students taking this course will already have a degree in mathematics or in statistics or in a subject containing a substantial mathematics component.

MSc in Mathematical Finance

The Warwick MSc in Mathematical Finance (MSMF) builds on the success of the long-running Financial Mathematics course. The MSc in Mathematical Finance reflects the introduction of new financial instruments & markets, technological innovation and the changes in the regulatory framework.

PhD in Statistics

The University of Warwick has one of the largest Statistics departments in the world, with a thriving PhD program and a long-established reputation for research activity of the highest quality, enhancing both the PhD-student experience and the demand for our PhD graduates.

MSc Contacts

Prospective Student enquiries MSc Director Admissions Tutor

PhD Contacts

Prospective Student enquiries PhD Director

PhD Deputy Director

Admissions Tutor

REF 2021

REF2021 is good news for Warwick Statistics on all fronts: 55.6% of outputs and 72.2% of impacts were ranked World Leading, and the environment is recognised as being very strong. Warwick Statistics and Warwick Mathematics Institute together rank third nationally among Mathematical Sciences research groups for research power and sixth for research quality (Times Higher Education).

QS World Rankings

Statistics is a top-ranked department at Warwick in the new QS World Subject Rankings 2024: 20th in the world.