Statistics (Magister)
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The master’s programme in Statistics aims at providing students with an academically oriented pre-professional education. In addition, it imparts the necessary basics for a doctoral programme in statistics. In contrast to the bachelor’s programme in Statistics, the master’s programme in Statistics provides students with a mathematically oriented education in the core areas of statistics, as well as in stochastics and decision support/optimisation. In addition, the master’s programme offers an introduction to modern developments in statistics as well as to the areas of application of quantitative finance and biometry.
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Degree Programme Code: 066 951
4 semesters / 120 ECTS credits
Language: German
NO entrance examination
Curriculum (Good to know: Changes to the curriculum are planned for the 2026/27 winter semester.)
Facts & Figures
- Students: 85
- Graduates in the last academic year: 8
- Number of semesters needed for graduation (median): 7,7
Data updated on: 26.11.2025
Information about presentation & calculation
Attention
Instruction Language German
Please note that the instruction language of this programme is German. To start the degree programme, you need to hold a certificate of German proficiency on C1 level.
Admission Procedure
Information about the admission procedure
Information on Previous Studies:
In any case eligible degree programmes at the University of Vienna:
Getting Informed
StudiesServiceCenter (SSC) Business, Economics and Statistics
Students' Representatives Statistics (in German)\
Getting started
Orientation in the first semester
Study Programme
The master’s programme consists of core modules on: Probability theory and asymptotic statistics, stochastics, econometry, special emphasis on statistics, quantitative finance and decision support, and biometry.
Five Concepts
which you will deal with during your studies:
- Stochastics
- Econometrics
- Probability theory
- Biometrics
- Markov processes
... and many more.
Overview of the programme structure & topics
Here you find the current offer of courses for this programme to gain better insight into the topics and structure. For more information please click on the respective level.
Probability Theory and Asymptotic Statistics (20 ECTS)
In-Depth Studies Statistics (39 ECTS)
Quantitative Finance and Decision Support (6 ECTS)
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After Graduation
Graduates can pursue a career in the following occupational areas: Banking and insurance industry, administration in industry, quality assurance, natural science, biometrics and medicine, healthcare, psychology, environmental sciences, social sciences, market and opinion research institutes, business and economics.
Continuing after Graduation
- [Center for Doctoral Studies - everything about doctorcal/PhD programmes at the University of Vienna](http://doktorat.univie.ac.at/en/)
- Alumni of the University of Vienna
- [Postgraduate Center - postgraduate programmes at the University of Vienna](http://www.postgraduatecenter.at/en)
- Uniport - career service of the University of Vienna
Graduates' Perspective on the Degree Programme
#### Degree programme in retrospect
Graduates ...
- say that this degree programme receives the grade: 2.0 (good)
- rate the level of difficulty as: 4.3 (high)
→ These results are based on feedback from 8 graduates.
*You can find further assessments of the degree programme from its graduates’ perspective in the graduate survey of themaster's programme in Statistics(in German).