# 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.

### Mag.rer.soc.oec

Degree Programme Code: 066 951

4 semesters / 120 ECTS credits

Language: [German](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/admission/german-language-proficiency/)

NO entrance examination

[Curriculum](http://senat.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/s_senat/konsolidierte_Masterstudien/MAG_Statistik.pdf) (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](https://backend.univie.ac.at/index.php?id=157848&L=2&id=157848)

*\*[Click here for further information on statistical data in the field of teaching and learning. (in German)](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/studienangebot/warum-hier-studieren/statistische-daten-zum-studienbetrieb/)*

### 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](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/admission/german-language-proficiency/).

### Admission Procedure

[Information about the admission procedure](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/admission/master-programmes/statistics/)

### Information on Previous Studies:

In any case eligible degree programmes at the University of Vienna:

- [Statistics (Bachelor)](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-programmes/bachelordiploma-programmes/statistics-and-data-analytics-bachelor-with-osa/)
- [Master Access Guide](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-programmes/master-programmes/master-access-guide/mag-statistics/)

### Getting Informed

[StudiesServiceCenter (SSC) Business, Economics and Statistics](https://wirtschaftswissenschaften.univie.ac.at/en/studies/during-the-studies/)

[Students' Representatives Statistics (in German)](https://stv-statistik.oeh.univie.ac.at/)\

### Getting started

[Orientation course](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-programmes/master-programmes/statistics-magister/)

[Orientation in the first semester](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/study-organisation/)

[Semester planning](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/semester-planning/)

## 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.

[Core Modules (90 ECTS)](https://ufind.univie.ac.at/en/vvz_sub.html?path=332819)

[Probability Theory and Asymptotic Statistics (20 ECTS)](https://ufind.univie.ac.at/en/vvz_sub.html?path=332823)

[Stochastics (10 ECTS)](https://ufind.univie.ac.at/en/vvz_sub.html?path=332820)

[Econometrics (9 ECTS)](https://ufind.univie.ac.at/en/vvz_sub.html?path=332821)

[In-Depth Studies Statistics (39 ECTS)](https://ufind.univie.ac.at/en/vvz_sub.html?path=332822)

[Quantitative Finance and Decision Support (6 ECTS)](https://ufind.univie.ac.at/en/vvz_sub.html?path=332824)

[Biometry (6 ECTS)](https://ufind.univie.ac.at/en/vvz_sub.html?path=332825)

[Free Electives (10 ECTS)](https://ufind.univie.ac.at/en/vvz_sub.html?path=332826)

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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](https://www.alumni.ac.at/)
- [Postgraduate Center - postgraduate programmes at the University of Vienna\](http://www.postgraduatecenter.at/en)
- [Uniport - career service of the University of Vienna](https://www.uniport.at/uniport-fuer-studierende)

### Graduates' Perspective on the Degree Programme

[#### Degree programme in retrospect](https://www.qs.univie.ac.at/en/analyses/graduate-surveys/)

### 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 the**[master's programme in Statistics](https://www.qs.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/d_qualitaetssicherung/Dateidownloads/AbsolventInnenbefragungen/2021/Master/041_Master_Statistik_public.pdf)**(in German).*

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