Statistics MPhil, PhD
    Duration3 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 32,556 / year(s)
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026

    Statistics MPhil, PhD

    About

    Overview

    Join us for your MPhil or PhD in Statistics. You'll be supported by experts in your field, who'll act as your supervision team. Research training and development is also available to our postgraduates in this field.

    To help you identify a topic and potential supervisor, take a look at our staff specialisms. You can also read about the PhD projects our postgraduate students have worked on. And a list of suggested statistical projects for postgraduate researchers is also available.

    Our work can be broken down into the following research themes:

    • bayesian methodology for complex models
    • big data scalability and computation
    • biostatistics and stochastic systems biology
    • spatial and environmental statistics

    We take on projects funded by:

    • research councils
    • major trusts
    • government departments
    • the EU

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Typically we recognise the following in a Bachelors degree:

    • 3.5/4.0 or 4.25/5.0 (85%) as comparable to a 1st Class
    • Minimum GPA of 3.75/5.0 (75%) as comparable to a 2.1
    • 3.5/5.0 or 2.8/4.0 (70%) as comparable to a 2.2

    Admissions criteria may vary depending on the course you are applying for, please check course specific entry requirements.

    English Requirements

    • IELTSMin 6.5

    English Program Requirements

    IELTS:

    Applicants whose first language is not English require a minimum score of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent including 5.5 in each of the four elements of the test.

    TOEFL:

    79 overall (with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 17 in writing)

    Pearson:

    Pearsons 65 overall (with a minimum of 59 in all sub-skills).

    Duolingo:

    115 overall with no subskill below 100

    Career

    Your future

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    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    32,556 / year(s)

    Statistics MPhil, PhD

    Newcastle University

    Newcastle University

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Newcastle upon Tyne