Graduate Mathematics and Statistics Programs

Driving the Decisions That Shape Our World

Mathematics, statistics and data science play key roles in helping us understand and make decisions to improve every part of our society.

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Graduate Programs

All four programs offer students the opportunity to pursue graduate studies in a collegial environment with high faculty-student interaction and research activity, and are particularly effective at preparing graduates to work in business, industry or government as well as the more traditional area of higher education.

Mathematics (M.S.) Statistics (M.S.) Data Science (M.S.) Computational Science and Statistics (Ph.D.)

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Accelerated Masters Degrees

SDSU undergraduate mathematics and data science majors may take 12 credits of graduate mathematics and statistics courses during their senior year, and count these credits towards both their bachelor’s and master’s degrees. The remaining credits needed to obtain the master’s then fit comfortably into one additional year of study.

M.S. in mathematics
M.S. in statistics
M.S. in data science

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Graduate Assistantships

Assistantships are available on a competitive basis.

Many graduate research and teaching assistantships and fellowships are available (currently 38), though applicants should note that admission to the graduate program does not guarantee that an assistantship or fellowship will be awarded.

Graduate Assistantships Opportunities

Requirements

Applications may be submitted at any time, but it is recommended that applications for admission for the fall semester be made by Feb. 15 for master's degree programs and by Dec. 15 for the Ph.D. program. Application and graduate assistantship decisions are generally made by the first week of March. Late applications will be considered for both admission and assistantships, but assistantship availability for such applications is likely to be reduced.

Graduate Admission Requirements

Graduate Application

At the department level, admission decisions are based on applicants' level of achievement in prerequisite undergraduate courses and the extent to which applicants' educational and professional goals align with the department's areas of specialization.GRE scores are not required or considered.