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Postgraduate degree

Statistics MSc

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Our Statistics MSc enables graduates and professionals with a strong mathematical background to research, develop and apply modern statistical modelling techniques to a range of practical settings. The course will prepare you to think critically about real-world data analysis problems arising in the public or private sector, for example in the financial, pharmaceutical or manufacturing sectors.

Key benefits

  • A rigorous approach to statistical modelling and data analysis, including both the theoretical underpinnings and state-of-the-art computational tools.
  • Acquiring the ability to design and evaluate data collection procedures and apply the most appropriate statistical methods to answer practical questions in a data-driven way.
  • Exposure to data analysis applications arising in a variety of practical contexts.
  • Lecturers have extensive experience in a wide-range of statistical problems and applications, for example in the design of experiments in industry, financial modelling, geostatistics and biostatistics.
  • Flexible study course offering the opportunity to study part-time.
  • The Department of Mathematics is a leading centre of research, with 100 percent of research classed as world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021).

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Employability

There are a variety of careers in statistics for graduates. There are well established routes for statisticians such as the actuarial profession or in medical statistics within a pharmaceutical firm. Over the last decade new opportunities have arisen for careers in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for computational statisticians.

Graduates from the Department of Mathematics are highly sought after by investment banks, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies and large technological companies, to mention just a few.

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Employability

There are a variety of careers in statistics for graduates. There are well established routes for statisticians such as the actuarial profession or in medical statistics within a pharmaceutical firm. Over the last decade new opportunities have arisen for careers in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for computational statisticians.

Graduates from the Department of Mathematics are highly sought after by investment banks, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies and large technological companies, to mention just a few.

Application closing date guidance

We encourage you to apply as early as possible so that there is sufficient time for your application to be assessed. We may need to request further information from you during the application process.

King's College London is committed to the recruitment of students with the greatest academic ability and to maintain a diverse student population. In order to ensure a balanced international student population for our most competitive programmes, we have implemented the following deadlines:

For applicants who are currently residing in mainland China, the first application deadline is 10 January 2025 (23:59 UK time).

  • We highly encourage you to apply by this deadline due to high demand, but applications will continue to be reviewed thereafter until the final application deadline on 9 March 2025 (23:59 UK time).
  • If you reside in mainland China and apply for this programme after the above final deadline, your application may be automatically withdrawn and you will not be eligible for an application fee refund.

For all other applicants, our first application deadline is on 9 March 2025 (23:59 UK time). The final application deadlines for this programme are:

  • Overseas (international) fee status: 25 July 2025 (23:59 UK time)
  • Home fee status: 25 August 2025 (23:59 UK time)

After the first application deadline in March:

  • if the programme is not yet full, we will continue to accept applications until all available places are filled up to the final application deadlines above
  • if the programme becomes full before the final application deadlines stated above, we will close the programme to further applications

Please note, you will not be eligible for an application fee refund if you apply after the first application deadline, and we are unable to process further offers because places are filled and we close the course before the final application deadline.

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