Dr. Stephanie Eckman, (UMass ’98, MS Econ), will be holding a drop-in information session on the MS in Survey Methodology at the University of Maryland on Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 2:30-4 PM in Arnold House, room 9. Students are encouraged to drop by at any time during these drop-in hours.

Survey Methodology is the study of how to collect and analyze survey data, and generally to think more critically about where data come from. According to Dr. Eckman, graduates from this program have no trouble finding jobs at research institutes, the federal statistical system, or Silicon Valley firms.

The MS in Survey Methodology is offered through the Joint Program for Statistical Methodology (JPSM), which is a consortium of the University of Maryland, University of Michigan, and Westat. More information about the program can be found on the JPSM website.