Online Master of Science in Applied Statistics: Jobs and Career Outlook

Add Skills Valued Across Industries

As the world becomes more dependent on data-driven insights, the demand for employees with strong statistical knowledge and analytics skills grows. Purdue graduates will have the skills and qualifications required to progress in this expanding field. Industries that will recruit our graduates include, but are not limited to: Finance, Healthcare, Government, Agriculture, Technology and Pharma.

Among other positions, the online Master’s Degree in Applied Statistics prepares students to work as:

• Statisticians
• Data Scientists
• Computer/Information Research Scientists
• Business/Financial Analysts
• Market Research Analysts 
• Database Administrators
• Economists

National average salaries:

• Statistician - $95,570
• Data Scientist - $100,560
• Computer/Information Research Scientist - $126,830