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Admissions requirements
Qualifications for admissions are determined by both the OSU Graduate School and the program. Visit the OSU Graduate School website to review the minimum admissions requirements.
To be admitted to either of these data analytics programs, you must have successfully completed an undergraduate statistics course at the level of ST 351 or equivalent. You must also have an understanding of study design, probability distributions, and the fundamentals of confidence intervals and hypothesis tests.
The OSU Transfer Course Search tool allows you to look up previous coursework in order to find out if your class has been identified as an OSU course equivalent. Ecampus Enrollment Services can also help you navigate this tool to find any information that exists for ST 351.
When can you start?
Both the M.S. in Data Analytics program and the Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics program accept new cohorts of students every fall.
Visit the academic calendar for information on term length.
How to apply
For the master’s and graduate certificate programs, complete a graduate application using the online application form. Completed applications must be received by June 1 for consideration for the following fall term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75.
Application requirements (M.S. and graduate certificate)
- Transcript(s)
- Résumé
- Three letters of recommendation
- Cover letter – The following questions should be answered in this letter. There should be no more than one paragraph for each question and the entire length of the letter should be no longer than two pages:
- What is your math background and experience?
- What experience do you have working with data?
- What experience do you have with computing and programming (software, coding, etc.)?
- What do you hope to get out of this program?
- Describe a time you experienced conflict and how you approached and resolved it.
- For international students: Official TOEFL scores
Note: GRE or GMAT scores are not required for these programs.
Questions?
If you have any admissions questions, please contact the program coordinator at statistics.office@oregonstate.edu.
Important dates
See our academic calendar for our full quarter term schedule.
Degree details
* Oregon State University is on a quarter-term system. There are four quarters each year and classes are 11 weeks long. This program's 45 or 18 quarter credits are equal to 30 or 12 semester credits.
† Cost per credit is calculated using tuition per credit for the current academic year. It does not include associated fees, course materials, textbook expenses, and other expenses related to courses.
‡ You can complete all or nearly all requirements of these programs online. View the master's curriculum or the certificate curriculum.
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