The 2023 statistics and biostatistics master’s graduates who responded to the ASA follow-up survey in spring 2024 came to their graduate program with undergraduate majors in 45 fields and then diverged into careers and studies in a variety of sectors, regions, and fields.
post-graduate employment
ASA’s First Survey of Master’s Graduates Provides Insight Into Job Market Demand, Degree Satisfaction
The ASA’s first follow-up survey of master’s graduates is complete. The results provide insights into starting salaries, hiring sectors and companies, most frequently used technical and nontechnical skills, and undergraduate training—all valuable information for current and prospective students, statistics and biostatistics departments, and new graduates.
First ASA Bachelor’s Survey Provides Snapshot of 2016 Graduates
The number of students earning bachelor’s degrees in statistics in the US tripled from 2010 to 2016. To better understand this growth, the ASA conducted its first survey of statistics bachelor’s graduates, starting with the class of 2016.