Master's Programme in Mathematical Statistics 120 credits
About the programme
The amount of data collected in today's society is increasing explosively. It is a major challenge for companies and organisations to process all this material and draw relevant conclusions. In the Master's programme in Mathematical Statistics you learn how to analyse complex data. People with such knowledge are in great demand in the labour market, and forecasts show that the need is also growing in the future.
Active researcher as mentor
Wide range of courses
Good career opportunities
While studying
The Master's programme in Mathematical Statistics at Umeå University will help you to realise your highest professional aspirations!
We pride ourselves on taking good care of our students and offering a friendly, informal and non-hierarchical academic culture. The programme starts with a course focusing on achieving your goals through advanced studies and research in Mathematical Statistics. In the course, you will be assigned an active researcher as a personal mentor as part of our innovative mentorship scheme.
Towards the end of your studies, you will have a wide variety of thesis projects to choose from and work on cutting-edge topics under the supervision of one of our young and highly successful researchers.
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Areas and topics for the master's thesis
Educate yourself and write a master's thesis for an active researcher in one of the following areas:
- Change-point detection for point processes
- Edge correction for Voronoi-based intensity estimators
- Movement analysis with a focus on traffic data
Biostatistics and life science
- Analysis of large and complex data with applications in health and life sciences
- Functional clustering methods for climate reconstruction
- Shape constrained generalized additive models for complex datasets
- Advancing cosmic ray analysis: an open-source android neutron detector module
Mathematical Foundations of AI
- Total variation regularized optimization problems on measure spaces
- Equivariance and augmentation
A wide range of courses
Before writing your thesis, you will build up your mathematical and computational skills by taking courses from our catalogue of advanced courses in mathematical statistics.
You may also advantageously combine your courses in mathematical statistics with courses in mathematics (especially financial mathematics), computer science, the natural or social sciences, economics and finance, or other areas of interest.
Courses within the programme
Courses in Mathematical Statistics
- Statistical learning with high dimensional data analysis, 7.5 credits
- Design of Experiments and Advanced Statistical Modelling, 15 credits
- Statistical Inference, 7.5 credits
- Multivariate Data Analysis, 7.5 credits
- Probability Theory, 7.5 credits
- Research in the Mathematical Sciences, 7.5 credits
- Current Research Topics in Mathematical Statistics, 7.5 credits
- Stationary stochastic processes,7.5 credits
- Time Series Analysis, 7.5 credits
- Reliability Theory, 7.5 credits
- Advanced Probability Theory, 7.5 credits
- Statistics in Genetics, 7.5 credits
Elective courses
There is a lot of freedom to mix and match both statistical courses from the programme and relevant courses from mathematics, statistics and computer science: if there is an exciting course that you want to sub in for one of the programme courses listed above, there is considerable latitude to do so.
The elective courses listed below, most of which are from our sister programme in Mathematics, are alternatives you may want to consider. Your mentor will help and advise you on choosing a tailor-made set of courses from the available options.
- Enterprise Risk Management, 15 credits
- Financial Mathematics, 7 credits
- Monte Carlo Methods for Financial Applications, 7.5 credits
- Stochastic Differential Equations, 7.5 credits
- A Mathematical Introduction to Machine Learning, 7.5 credits
- Deep learning in Finance, 7.5 credits
- Non-life Insurance Mathematics, 7.5 credits
- Investment under Risk and Uncertainty, 7.5 credits
Degree projects
- Thesis Project for the Degree of Master of Science in Mathematical Statistics, 15 credits
- Thesis Project for the Degree of Master of Science in Mathematical Statistics, 30 credits
Choose programme specialisation
Future and career opportunities
In modern society, statistics and analytics play a very important role. An education in mathematical statistics is the starting point to a career in any field where statistics are used. Statisticians are sought-after in a wide range of sectors such as the tech industry, in finance and the insurance sector, in the pharmaceutical industry and in medical research. Other important employers for statisticians are governmental agencies, and in general statisticians are needed whenever there are large amounts of data to analyze.
Former graduates today work at a large range of companies, such as Klarna, Nasdaq, H&M, Cytiva, Swedbank, SCB, Volvo, Ericsson, Komatsu Forest, Vägverket, among others.
Your path to a research career
A master's degree in mathematical statistics is also a perfect preparation for a research career, with a PhD being the next step in that direction. If you are interested in going down that road, your mentor will provide you with advice and support for applications to doctoral programmes in Sweden and abroad. You can read more about doctoral studies in mathematical statistics at Umeå here:
Doctoral studies in mathematical statistics
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Autumn 2025
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Master's Programme in Mathematical Statistics
International admissions round
HT25 / Umeå / English / On site
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StartAutumn term 2025
Number of credits120 credits
Type of studiesOn site
Study pace100%
Length2 years
Study locationUmeå
LanguageEnglish
Application codeUMU-M5066
Eligibility A Bachelor's degree or equivalent first-cycle qualification comprising of at least 180 ECTS or a corresponding qualification from an internationally recognised university. Specific entry requirements are at least 30 ECTS in Mathematics, at least 15 ECTS in Mathematical Statistics or Statistics, and at least 7,5 ECTS in Programming Methodology, or equivalent. Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English B/6.SelectionAcademic credits completed by the last application date (in the range of 30-285 credits equivalent to ECTS)
DegreeAfter a completed programme of 60-credits, a student who has applied for a degree may be awarded a Degree of Master of Science (60 credits) in accordance with the local degree description established by the Vice-Chancellor (see Umeå University's website). The degree is awarded in the main field of study: Mathematical Statistics.
After a completed programme of 120-credits, a student who has applied for a degree may be awarded a Degree of Master of Science (120 credits) in accordance with the local degree description established by the Vice-Chancellor (see Umeå University's website). The degree is awarded in the main field of study: Mathematical Statistics. The Master's degree may be awarded with a specialization in Financial Engineering if the student has completed the mandatory courses for the specialization.
ApplicationApplication deadline was 15 January 2025. The application period is closed.
Application and tuition feesAs a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.
Application fee: SEK 900
Tuition fee, first instalment: SEK 76,150
Total fee: SEK 304,600
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Master's Programme in Mathematical Statistics
Second admissions round for EU/EEA citizens
HT25 / Umeå / English / On site
Show more Show less
StartAutumn term 2025
Number of credits120 credits
Type of studiesOn site
Study pace100%
Length2 years
Study locationUmeå
LanguageEnglish
Application codeUMU-P5066
Eligibility A Bachelor's degree or equivalent first-cycle qualification comprising of at least 180 ECTS or a corresponding qualification from an internationally recognised university. Specific entry requirements are at least 30 ECTS in Mathematics, at least 15 ECTS in Mathematical Statistics or Statistics, and at least 7,5 ECTS in Programming Methodology, or equivalent. Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English B/6.SelectionAcademic credits completed by the last application date (in the range of 30-285 credits equivalent to ECTS)
DegreeAfter a completed programme of 60-credits, a student who has applied for a degree may be awarded a Degree of Master of Science (60 credits) in accordance with the local degree description established by the Vice-Chancellor (see Umeå University's website). The degree is awarded in the main field of study: Mathematical Statistics.
After a completed programme of 120-credits, a student who has applied for a degree may be awarded a Degree of Master of Science (120 credits) in accordance with the local degree description established by the Vice-Chancellor (see Umeå University's website). The degree is awarded in the main field of study: Mathematical Statistics. The Master's degree may be awarded with a specialization in Financial Engineering if the student has completed the mandatory courses for the specialization.
ApplicationApplication deadline was 15 April 2025. The application period is closed. Please note: This second application round is intended only for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens.
Application and tuition feesAs a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.
Application fee: SEK 900
Tuition fee, first instalment: SEK 76,150
Total fee: SEK 304,600
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Autumn 2026
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Master's Programme in Mathematical Statistics
International admissions round
HT26 / Umeå / English / On site
Application opens 16 October 2025Show more Show less
StartAutumn term 2026
Number of credits120 credits
Type of studiesOn site
Study pace100%
Length2 years
Study locationUmeå
LanguageEnglish
Application codeUMU-M5066
EligibilityA Bachelor's degree or equivalent first-cycle qualification comprising of at least 180 ECTS or a corresponding qualification from an internationally recognised university. Specific entry requirements are at least 30 ECTS in Mathematics, at least 15 ECTS in Mathematical Statistics or Statistics, and at least 7,5 ECTS in Programming Methodology, or equivalent. Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English 6/level 2.
SelectionAcademic credits completed by the last application date (in the range of 30-285 credits equivalent to ECTS)
DegreeAfter a completed programme of 60-credits, a student who has applied for a degree may be awarded a Degree of Master of Science (60 credits) in accordance with the local degree description established by the Vice-Chancellor (see Umeå University's website). The degree is awarded in the main field of study: Mathematical Statistics.
After a completed programme of 120-credits, a student who has applied for a degree may be awarded a Degree of Master of Science (120 credits) in accordance with the local degree description established by the Vice-Chancellor (see Umeå University's website). The degree is awarded in the main field of study: Mathematical Statistics. The Master's degree may be awarded with a specialization in Financial Engineering if the student has completed the mandatory courses for the specialization.
ApplicationThe online application opens 16 October 2025 at 13:00 CET. Application deadline is 15 January 2026.
Application and tuition feesAs a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.
Application fee: SEK 900
Tuition fee, first instalment: SEK 76,150
Total fee: SEK 304,600
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Master's Programme in Mathematical Statistics
Second admissions round for EU/EEA citizens
HT26 / Umeå / English / On site
Application opens 16 March 2026Show more Show less
StartAutumn term 2026
Number of credits120 credits
Type of studiesOn site
Study pace100%
Length2 years
Study locationUmeå
LanguageEnglish
Application codeUMU-P5066
EligibilityA Bachelor's degree or equivalent first-cycle qualification comprising of at least 180 ECTS or a corresponding qualification from an internationally recognised university. Specific entry requirements are at least 30 ECTS in Mathematics, at least 15 ECTS in Mathematical Statistics or Statistics, and at least 7,5 ECTS in Programming Methodology, or equivalent. Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English 6/level 2.
SelectionAcademic credits completed by the last application date (in the range of 30-285 credits equivalent to ECTS)
DegreeAfter a completed programme of 60-credits, a student who has applied for a degree may be awarded a Degree of Master of Science (60 credits) in accordance with the local degree description established by the Vice-Chancellor (see Umeå University's website). The degree is awarded in the main field of study: Mathematical Statistics.
After a completed programme of 120-credits, a student who has applied for a degree may be awarded a Degree of Master of Science (120 credits) in accordance with the local degree description established by the Vice-Chancellor (see Umeå University's website). The degree is awarded in the main field of study: Mathematical Statistics. The Master's degree may be awarded with a specialization in Financial Engineering if the student has completed the mandatory courses for the specialization.
ApplicationThe online application opens 16 March 2026 at 09:00 CET. Application deadline is 15 April 2026. Please note: This second application round is intended only for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens.
Application and tuition feesAs a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.
Application fee: SEK 900
Tuition fee, first instalment: SEK 76,150
Total fee: SEK 304,600
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