As at many universities, statistics at the University of Texas at Austin is spread throughout various departments on campus. The Master’s in Statistics program described above provides a two-course core background in mathematical statistics plus a variety of applied statistics courses selected from various departments on campus. Students with specialized interests may wish to investigate one of the following programs:
 
 

MA in Mathematics (Actuarial Focus), http://www.ma.utexas.edu/dev/actuarial/Degree_programs/Masters_program/

PhD in Information, Risk, and Operations Management (IROM)  http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/dept/irom/phd/

MS or PhD in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, http://www.me.utexas.edu/areas/orie/index.html

MS or PhD specializations in Computational Finance are offered through the Computational and Applied Mathematics program.

PhD in Educational Psychology (Quantitative Methods program), http://www.edb.utexas.edu/education/departments/edp/admissions/programs/doctoral/area3/
 
 Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, http://www.biosci.utexas.edu/graduate/eeb/