Statistics

At undergraduate level, statistics degrees are likely to cover a wide variety of topics. First, you will study probability and introductory statistical methods, introducing the ideas of likelihood and regression modeling. Other statistics topics which may be covered include experimental design, inference, computational inference, sampling and databases, biostatistics, environmental statistics and financial statistics. Throughout the course, you will gain experience in working as part of a team, and learn how to use specialized computer software.

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Common Degree/Major Names

BSc	Business Analytics
BSc	Data Analytics
BSc	Finance, Operations Research, Management and Statistics
BSc	MORSE (Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics)
BSc	Mathematics and Statistics
BSc	Mathematics, Operational Research and Statistics
BA/BSc	Quantitative Methods
BSc	Risk Management
BSc/MMath	Statistics
BSc	Statistics and Data Analytics

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	Teamwork
	Written Communication

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Universities Offering Degrees within Accounting and Finance

Institution	Country	Campus Type	Size	Education Model	Selectivity
University of Wisconsin-Madison	USA	City Island Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Liberal arts, exploratory. Students will take classes across disciplines.	Selective (25-50% admitted)
University of York	UK	Suburban Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Single Subject Focus (Joint degrees available), Integrated or Thematic degrees, Researched Focused Institution, Teaching Focused Institution	Selective (25-50% admitted)
University College Utrecht	Netherlands	City Island Campus	Small Institution <5000	Liberal Arts and Science: Compose a multi-disciplinary curriculum, 230+ classes in humanities, science and social science	Selective (25-50% admitted) - Annually we have about 1,200 applications for 250 places.
Georgia Institute of Technology	USA	City Island Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Technologically based education combined with experiential learning.	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
University of Richmond	USA	Suburban Campus	Small Institution <5000	Liberal Arts and sciences	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted) if needing financial aid, Selective if not
University of Surrey	UK	Suburban Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Single Subject Focus (Joint degrees available), Integrated or Thematic degrees, Single Focus Institution (e.g. Business School, Researched Focused Institution, Teaching Focused Institution	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)
University of Chichester	UK	City Island Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Both Single and Dual honours at Undergraduate with a focus on practical application	Less Selective (>75% admitted) - certain courses are more competitive than others and therefore more selective.
Royal Holloway, University of London	UK	Suburban Campus, Rural Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	We offer a variety of single honours, joints and major/minor combinations. Royal Holloway also offers Liberal Arts degrees which enables students to study in a variety of different departments.	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)	UK	City Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Specialist Social Science institution	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Michigan State University	USA	City Island Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Liberal Arts with a heavy emphasis on research	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)
Bocconi University	Italy	City Island Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Our programs provide ground-breaking and innovative course content through hands-on interaction	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Bishop's University	Canada	Suburban Campus, Rural Campus	Small Institution <5000	Liberal Arts and Sciences Education Model	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)
University of Glasgow	UK	City Island Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Major in 3 subjects in Year 1 in Arts, Sciences & Social Sciences giving exceptional honours choice.	Selective (25-50% admitted). Competitive entry subjects are more selective.
New York University	USA, UAE, China	City Island Campus, City Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Liberal Arts, 230+ areas of study	Extremely Selective (<10% admitted) High performing students with 6s and 7s. IB DP predictions are accepted in lieu of SAT / ACT.

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