Certificate in Applied Statistics

Designed to improve your research and data-analysis expertise and refine and maximize your analytical talents.

The skills you learn from the certificate program can be applied across the business, education, health, science, governmental, and technology fields.  This graduate certificate has also served for many as a first step towards completing the online Master's degree in Applied Statistics.

What are the Requirements?

This 12-credit online Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics consists of required and elective courses that can deepen your knowledge of statistical analysis and provide you with experience with a variety of statistical software packages, a blend of practical and theoretical data-analysis skills as well as sophisticated tools and knowledge to handle and analyze data.

How do I Apply?

For admission to the Graduate School, an applicant must have received, from an accredited institution, a bachelor's degree (3.0 GPA* preferred on a 4.0 scale) with requirements substantially equivalent to those at Penn State. (Penn State is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.).  More information on the application and program requirements can be found at Certificate of Applied Statistics - Online Program

Individuals seeking admission to this program must complete and submit the Penn State Graduate School online application. 

How do I Request my Certificate?

Once you have completed the required courses, please check your address listed on LionPath as the correct mailing address (change to the correct one if needed).

Then e-mail Statcertonline@psu.edu with your 9 digits PSU id.  Our staff will then begin the process to have your Certificate verified, added to your transcript, and the Certificate sent to your address of record.