The Best Statistics PhD Programs

Stanford University

• Applicants to Stanford University's doctoral program in statistics should have advanced undergraduate or master's level work in mathematics and statistics. According to the university's website, the program is expanding research in computational biology, mathematical finance and information science. U.S. News and World Report ranked this Ph.D. program No. 1 in the United States in 2010.

  Stanford University
  Department of Statistics
  390 Serra Mall
  Stanford, CA 94305
  650-723-2300
  stanford.edu

University of California-Berkeley

• The University of California-Berkeley offers a Ph.D. in statistics that encourages interdisciplinary research. The program has two special concentrations; one in communication, computation, and statistics, and another in computational and genomic biology. The program also offers a Ph.D. in biostatistics in conjunction with the university's School of Public Health. U.S. News and World Report ranked this program No. 2 in the nation in 2010.

  University of California-Berkeley
  Department of Statistics
  367 Evans Hall
  Berkeley, CA 94720-3860
  510-642-5361
  berkeley.edu

Harvard University

• Harvard University has a Ph.D. in biostatistics that trains students to use statistical methods to plan and conduct medical research studies. U.S. News and World Report ranked it third equal (with the University of Washington) in 2010. The Department of Biostatistics is distinct from the university's Department of Statistics, which was one of three programs sharing a No. 6 ranking (with the University of Washington and the University of Chicago statistics departments).

  Harvard University
  Department of Biostatistics
  655 Huntington Avenue
  Boston, MA 02115
  617-432-1056
  harvard.edu

University of Washington

• The School of Public Health at the University of Washington offers a Ph.D. in biostatistics that trains students to apply statistical theory in the health sciences. It encourages students to pursue a minor in a specific area of interest, with many Ph.D. candidates specializing in epidemiology or genetics. U.S. News and World Report ranked this program third equal (with Harvard) in 2010. The Department of Biostatistics is distinct from the university's Department of Statistics (ranked 6 =).

  University of Washington
  Department of Biostatistics
  F-600, Health Sciences Building
  Seattle, WA 98195-7232
  206-543-1044
  washington.edu