Overview

Features

STOR offers a rigorous but flexible interdisciplinary Ph.D. program within which students can benefit from the strength and diverse expertise of the Department’s core faculty, while also having the opportunity to interact with domain scientists and researchers working in other fields.
Statistics and Operations Research Ph.D. students at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill complete foundational coursework in the four core disciplines before undertaking more specialized coursework and directed dissertation research.

Dissertation research is completed under the supervision of one or more faculty advisers.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Probability;

Optimization;

Theoretical Statistics;

Applied Statistics and Statistical Computing;

Stochastic Modeling.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-16 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Chapel Hill, United States

Disciplines

Statistics Operations Research View 13 other PhDs in Operations Research in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

A Brief Statement of Purpose.

When applying to the Ph.D. program, you will be able to rank your preferences from among Machine Learning, Optimization, Probability, Statistics, and Stochastic Modeling.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

29422 USD / year

≈ 29422 USD / year
Out-of-State

29422 USD / year

≈ 29422 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

10764 USD / year

≈ 10764 USD / year

Living costs

Chapel Hill

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Duration

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Delivered

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English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Living costs

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