Career opportunities
Statistical and data skills are in high demand in every sector. The MSc in Statistical Sciences prepares highly qualified professionals – data scientists, statisticians, data and business analysts, risk analysts, biostatisticians – who can design studies, build models and turn complex data into decisions. Graduates typically work in:
- data science and analytics teams in companies of all sizes, from start-ups to multinationals;
- marketing, customer analytics and market research;
- banks, insurance companies and fintech firms, in risk management, portfolio management and quantitative analysis;
- biomedical and pharmaceutical research, including clinical trials and epidemiology;
- industry and technology, in quality control, process optimisation and predictive modelling;
- public administration, national and international statistical institutes, and policy evaluation;
- consulting firms, in data-driven and AI-related projects with high levels of responsibility;
- academic research, including PhD programmes in Italy and abroad.

