Master of Arts in Statistics (M.A. (Statistics)
Catagory: Arts & Social Science
Course Type: Post Graduation
Duration: 2 Year
Study Mode: Regular
About Course
Master of Arts in Statistics (M.A. (Statistics) Course Details
M.A. Statistics or Master of Arts in Statistics is a postgraduate Statistics course. The course is two years program and it includes a comprehensive and thorough study of Statistics as a discipline at an advanced level. It includes a study of the science of collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of numerical as well as categorical data. Broadly speaking, M.A. (Statistics) degree course is the study of a branch of applied mathematics that uses mathematical principles to conduct research and survey experiments and arrive at the results. M.A. in Statistics degree course mainly covers the study of some of its specialized fields such as Actuarial Science, Applied Information Economics, Biostatistics, Business Statistics, Data Analysis, Demography, Econometrics, Energy Statistics, Engineering Statistics, Psychological Statistics, Social Statistics, etc. The postgraduate degree study in Statistics includes topics such as Analysis, Probability Theory, Statistical Methods, Database Management Systems, etc. The course is very important and career originating in the field of economics and adjacent to it.
Master of Arts in Statistics (M.A. (Statistics) Eligibility
- Aspiring students should have passed graduation degree in any stream.
- However, many of the reputed universities demand a graduation degree with Honours in Statistics or Statistics as one of the subjects studied in graduation from any of the recognized university/colleges of the country for admission to the M.A. (Statistics) degree course.
- Some of the very reputed universities and institutes demand a minimum of 45-50% marks in graduation as qualifying criteria to secure admission in this course and some also conduct entrance examination to get admission to their M.A. (Statistics) degree course.
- Selection to the degree course in these colleges is based on marks secured in the final merit i.e. total marks aggregated in the final exams of graduation and the entrance exam.
Master of Arts in Statistics (M.A. (Statistics) Duration - 2 Years
Master of Arts in Statistics (M.A. (Statistics) Employment Areas
- Indian Economic Services
- Business Complexes
- Commercial Hubs
- Educational Institutes
- Indian Statistical Services
- Social Research Centres
- Consulting Firms
- Data Survey Agencies
- Insurance Companies
- Statistical Research Centres
- Economics
- Financing Sector
- Indian Civil Services
- Public-Sector Undertakings (PSUs)
- Statistical and Economic Bureaus
- Banks
- Stock Exchanges
Master of Arts in Statistics (M.A. (Statistics) Job Types
- Data Analyst
- Research Analyst
- Assistant Professor
- Enumerator
- Biostatistician
- Data Interpreter
- Econometrician
- Lecturer
- Research Scholar
- Statistician