Make your Masters matter at UCL Statistical Science

At UCL Statistical Science, we help shape how statistics is used to answer the questions of the future, with world-leading teaching, research and industry collaborations.  At UCL you’ll study statistics at one of the world’s top-ranked universities (5th in the UK, QS World Rankings by Subject 2025: Statistical Science), working with researchers who are shaping policy and practice across industry and governments. 

With our international reputation for research, and central London location – UCL offers the ideal environment in which to take your statistics education to a more specialist level. You’ll get to work with our globally-renowned researchers and build your own research capability to take with you into whatever area of industry you choose, or academia. 

Our programmes:

• MSc Data Science
  Data science brings together computational and statistical skills for data-driven problem solving. This programme will equip you with the analytical tools to design sophisticated technical solutions using modern computational methods and with an emphasis on rigorous statistical thinking.
• MSc Statistics
  Statistical science skills are powerful tools that play a valuable role in all pure and applied sciences as well as in finance, commerce and medicine. The quantitative skills training provided by this MSc can lead to new and exciting opportunities in industry, healthcare, government, commerce or research.
• MSc Medical Statistics and Data Science
  Medical statistics is a fundamental scientific component of health research. Medical statisticians interact with biomedical researchers, epidemiologists and public health professionals and contribute to the effective translation of scientific research into patient benefits and clinical decision-making. As new biomedical problems emerge, there are exciting challenges in applying existing tools and developing new superior models.

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The demand for numerate graduates exceeds the supply in most areas, with many new and exciting opportunities – in industry, medicine, government, commerce or research – awaiting a science graduate who’s chosen to round off their first degree with specialist training in quantitative skills.