Director: Professor Jeremy R. Porter

The Graduate Center

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New York, NY 10016

Email: qmss@gc.cuny.edu

https://www.gc.cuny.edu/qmss

THE PROGRAM

The Master of Science program in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS) is an interdisciplinary program open to applicants with any relevant academic or professional background.

The program trains students to understand and apply a wide range of quantitative methods while helping to develop clear and concise written and oral communication skills in the presentation of techniques and findings associated with the analysis of statistical data. The flexible and interdisciplinary nature of the program will enable students to master analytic approaches and statistical techniques developed across a variety of social and behavioral science research areas.

Additionally, the interdisciplinary nature of the program allows students to work in areas that are of direct interest and to work through the application of these methods in more substantively centered concentration courses. As such, this is not a one-size-fits-all M.S. program in quantitative methods; instead, it draws on a number of programs and centers at the Graduate Center and would be a viable option to students looking to strengthen their quantitative abilities within the framework of any academic discipline.

Students completing a degree in QMSS will graduate with proficiency in procedures for acquiring, managing, and analyzing quantitative data along with the skills necessary to report their findings in a direct and compelling manner. The range of concentrations in the QMSS program serve students from many different fields, including sociology, psychology, demography, education, political science, anthropology, history, economics, and statistics.

Department: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences