Statistics is the science of data. Students can use statistics and data science in
all fields, including public health, education, business, medicine, and engineering.
Furthermore, “statistician” and “data scientist” are consistently ranked among the
top jobs for graduates due to their high demand and excellent salaries.
We offer both undergraduate majors and minors . Majoring in statistics can give you a head start to a rewarding career! Our general
major is perfect for anyone who wishes to pursue a career in statistics and data analysis,
and our major with an actuarial science concentration is designed for students planning
a career as an actuary. Statistics is an ideal double major, too. Our minor is a great
complement to any health science, social science, business or marketing major.
For graduate students, we offer master's and Ph.D. programs . Here is a list of our recent Ph.D. graduates .
Data science and “big data analytics” are hot areas these days, as companies are realizing
the value of learning from large data sets. The statistics and computer science departments
have joined forces to offer a minor in data science . Courses such as Applied Multivariate Statistics and Data Mining (STAT 530) and
Big Data Analytics (STAT/CSCE 587) provide excellent training for budding data scientists.
Our faculty are engaged in research in a wide range of areas. We encourage all our students, including undergraduates,
to participate in research.
Our department is always sharing ideas. Whether it's through our student clubs and organizations or from the guest speakers we actively seek out to present on campus.
Department of Statistics News
Welcome new faculty and students
The Department of Statistics is pleased to welcome Drs. William Consagra, Yuexuan Wu, and Shanghong Xie as new faculty members.
USC’s Edsel Peña, incoming statistics department chair, elected IMS Fellow
Edsel Peña has reached a high point in his nearly 40-year career. The professor in USC's Department of Statistics has been named a fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS), one of the biggest honors for a statistician. In addition, Peña has received an award from the Philippine-American Academy of Science and Engineering.
USC class goes beyond the books to study stats history
History of Probability and Statistics offered students from the Honors College and the College of Arts and Sciences an overview of the people and experiments that led to the development of the field of statistics, from the early pioneers of the 17th century to the innovators of the modern era.
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