Statistics (Hons) University of St Andrews

Overview

The Statistics (Hons) at the University of St Andrews is a five-year Integrated Masters course run by the School of Mathematics and Statistics. The course offers advanced study of statistics at postgraduate level during your final year, allowing you to graduate with a Masters degree. 

In the first year, your studies will focus on mathematics, with the aim of reinforcing your basic skills before embarking upon the study of statistics in your second year. Your second year will focus on a central core of material within statistics which will provide the foundation for advanced study at Honours level. 

Careers

Demand for mathematically trained graduates vastly outstrips the supply, and hence career prospects are excellent in a variety of fields. 

Recruiters seek numerate graduates who are literate, think logically, write and present well, and can work with relevant technology – St Andrews degrees develop all of these skills. 

A mathematics degree is recognised as a substantial achievement in a demanding discipline. 

Around 30% of St Andrews mathematics and statistics graduates continue on to postgraduate study, either in mathematics or related disciplines such as computer science, finance, or physics. 

The majority of the remaining graduates gain employment in areas including:  

• technology firms or computer consultancies 
• financial services organisations (for example, Goldman Sachs, KPMG, and PwC)  
• industry 
• insurance companies 
• merchant banks 
• the civil service 
• teaching