Master of Science in Statistics
Join one of the world's leading universities for a program that connects mathematics and the real world!
Target audience
The program is aimed at a wide range of students who are interested in statistics. A Bachelor's or Master's degree, a solid background in Mathematics and Computer Science (see Info for prospective students) and very good grades are expected.
Structure of the program
The degree requires 90 credit points: 60 credits from core courses, elective courses from both statistics/mathematics and free electives and 30 credits from the Master thesis. Students usually need three or four semesters to finish our program. More details can be found in the Info for current students.
To give you an idea of a possible course of study, we provide a potential schedule for the Download first semester (PDF, 48 KB) and the Download second semester (PDF, 48 KB) (you would do the Master Thesis in the third semester). Note, that this is just an example and many different choices are possible.
For more details on the available lectures please consult our course catalogue (Programme: Statistics Master).
Career
Our program is an excellent starting point for working on diverse, real-world problems that benefit from statistical thinking and data analysis - whether in universities and research institutes or, for example, in the pharmaceutical, insurance, and financial sectors, as well as in marketing, statistical consulting, and data science teams.
Why consider ETH Zürich?
- ETH Zürich is one of the leading universities in the world and considered the best university in continental Europe (Rank 7 world wide: "external page QS World University Rankings Results 2026")
- ETH Zürich has a very active research group and offers a large variety of high-level lectures that bring you to the cutting edge of statistics (Rank 6 world wide: external page QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 - Statistics & Operational Research).
- A mentoring program helps you to find your way and make clever study decisions. An internal networking platform and regular get-togethers help you socialize.
Application and admission process
For details on the application process, please visit the official site for Master applications.
More details about admission rules and details of the program are explained in the Info for prospective students and the Info for current students.
Further questions?
Our study guide ("Wegleitung") is in the form of webpages containing all relevant information:
- Info for prospective students
- Info for current students
- Info for the time after you've finished (Alumni)
Administration
Director of studies:
Study secretary: