Postgraduate degrees are programs of study that lead to Postgraduate Certificates, Postgraduate Diplomas, Master's degrees or a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). They usually require the successful completion of an appropriate Undergraduate degree or diploma course and sometimes applicants must have professional or other experience. 

Higher Degrees by Research lead to either Masters of Philosophy or Doctor of Philosophy awards and are designed to assist graduates to investigate and contribute to advanced knowledge in their chosen discipline and to develop proficiency in conducting research. On completion of the period of research and research supervision, the student should possess the ability to formulate a significant problem, show mastery of appropriate conceptual and methodological frameworks, and display the capacity for articulate and critical analysis.  Research degrees in Statistics are offered in a wide variety of areas including Computational Statistics, Epidemiology, Bioinformatics, Empirical Bayes Methods, Time Series, Image Processing and Nonparametric function estimation. Enquiries to Dr Andrzej Kozek.

Postgraduate Coursework Degree programs are usually completed through units of study rather than by research. Postgraduate coursework degrees can result in three different types of accreditation; Masters, Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate. The Department of Statistics at Macquarie University offers programs in both Applied Statistics and Biostatistics at Masters level as well as at Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma levels. Together they form suites of courses through which students can progress. Enquiries to A/Prof Gillian Heller.