Re: Request for advice - Statistics vs. Mathematics Ph.D.
- From: <kenneth_m_lin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 03:20:37 GMT
The best thing to do is to ask the school what happened to their graduates.
Who are they working for? You should also ask if you could get a list of
former students that are willing to speak to you.
<hhdave@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1138465277.824633.66050@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi,
I am applying to statistics Ph.D. programs, with the goal of becoming a
statistics profressor. One school I came across offers a "Mathematics
Ph.D with a statistics option". The degree is nominally in Math, but
it is for all intents and purposes a Stats program. I inquired into
it, and the head of the program told me:
"For what it's worth, although the degree says mathematics, the
coursework and thesis are in statistics. Also, when you're done, you'd
be prepared to work in a job that requires a phd in statistics. (That
actually isn't all that uncommon. My own phd is in operations research,
but I'm a statistician.)"
Do you have any thoughts on whether such a degree would affect my
chances of getting a job as a statistics professor (or any job
requiring a Ph.D in statistics)?
Thanks for any feedback,
Dave
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