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Master Social Statistics at Ô°ÇøÒùÂÒ
Ready to turn data into actionable insights?
Gain practical skills in statistics and analysis to drive better outcomes in society. Our Social Statistics specialisms are hands-on courses that will teach you essential skills in survey design, quantitative and qualitative research methods, statistics and specialised analysis software. Learn from interdisciplinary research that spans fields, from statistics to political science, medicine to economics, and sociology.
Graduate with the ability to understand people and society through data, preparing you for a successful career across a wide range of sectors, from social research and policy to data science and artificial intelligence.
Ô°ÇøÒùÂÒing at Ô°ÇøÒùÂÒ means that you will develop sought-after skills as you graduate from one of the most targeted UK universities by top employers (Times Higher Education, 2026).
Course duration: 1 year (full-time); 2 years (part-time)
Ô°ÇøÒùÂÒ at a UK top 5 university for social sciences (Times Higher Education, 2025)
Build you career at the UK's most targeted university by top employers (High Fliers, 2026), with real world skills embedded across your course
Kickstart your future with a course recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council
Access the Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Research, our centre for excellence in quantitative social science
Explore our pathways
We offer three different social statistics pathways:
- MSc Social Research Methods and Statistics - this course is ideal if you are a social scientist looking to boost your research expertise and career prospects. It is accessible even if you do not have a background in statistics, while being more focused than many other master’s courses in social research methods.
- MSc Social Research Methods and Statistics (Demography) - lets you explore human populations, including their size, density, and distribution. You will also learn how social research methods can be used to gather data that informs market research and strategic decision-making across a range of sectors.
- MSc Social Research Methods and Statistics (Computational Science) - will teach you how to use data science to gather and evaluate evidence on pressing social issues, including justice, health disparities, migration, crime, and political identity.
Student spotlight
Hear from Hannah on what she loves about studying Social Statistics at Ô°ÇøÒùÂÒ.
"My course has a really nice mix of the maths side of statistics as well as the application of statistics, and then linking it all to the social sciences. It's accessible if you haven't done maths before.
I'm doing a module that learns how to use Python and R, teaching us how to code. I'm really grateful I got this extra training, especially in terms of employability."
Funding and Scholarships
We offer different funding options so you can finance your future.
For more information on the scholarships and bursaries on offer, see our or research the University's postgraduate funding database.
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