Graduate Diploma in Arts (Statistics)

New Zealand

What will I learn?

Specialise in Statistics for your Graduate Diploma in Arts at Massey

A Massey Graduate Diploma in Arts (Statistics) is a bridging tool for graduates in other subjects to get the equivalent of a major in statistics.

Improve your decision-making

The Massey Graduate Diploma in Arts (Statistics) will teach you to interpret the science of evidence. Statistics allow us to quantify risk and make effective decisions even when we are uncertain about the world around us. Should I buy or sell my stock? Is this new treatment effective against breast cancer? What adverts should my website display to increase my revenue? How can I better interpret that weak distress signal coming from a vessel far out at sea?

Using the recent explosion in digital data to answer questions like these makes statisticians some of the most highly sought-after employees.

Big data = more jobs for statisticians

If you can interpret this explosion of information and data, you’ll be indispensable. Big Data has opened up a huge range of career opportunities for you if you’re talented in working with figures.

Learn the theory and the practice

As a Massey Graduate Diploma in Arts (Statistics) student you’ll begin to learn the key theories of statistics, but you’ll also get the quantitative skills to conduct robust statistical analysis that’s effective in the real world.

Further study

Once you have completed your Graduate Diploma in Arts (Statistics) you can then apply for postgraduate studies in statistics if you wish.

A Graduate Diploma in Arts in Statistics is a good fit if you:

want to create quantitative solutions to modern-day problems

have confidence with modern information technology

are good at working with numbers.

Which department am I in?

School of Fundamental Sciences

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
NZ$36,490.00 (18,28,248) per year
NZ $36,490 per 120 Credits
Start date

Expected February 2025

Venue

Manawatu Campus

Massey University,

Tennent Drive,

Palmerston North,

Turitea,

4474, New Zealand

Online/Distance (1 year)

Tuition fees
NZ$26,490.00 (13,27,221) per year
NZ $26,490 per 120 Credits
Application deadline

1 May 2024

More details

Start date

15 July 2024

Entry requirements

For international students

All students must meet university entrance requirements to be admitted to the University.

Specific requirements

To enter the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Statistics) you will have been awarded or qualified for a bachelor's degree or equivalent.

You will need to provide verified copies of all academic transcripts for studies taken at all universities other than Massey University.

International English Language Requirements:

  • IELTS - 6.0 overall and minimum 5.5 in each band
  • TOEFL iBT - Overall score 80, minimum 19 in Writing
  • Cambridge English - B2 First, or B2 First for schools, or C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill.
  • NCEL - Level 4 (Academic)
  • PTE - 50 overall and minimum 42 in each communicative skills
  • LanguageCert - C1 Expert IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than Pass in each skill

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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