Graduate Degrees Offered

Application Checklist

• Online Application for Graduate Admission
• $45 non-refundable application processing fee
• Two (2) sets of official transcripts
• If your native language is not English: verification of English proficiency
• If you are not a US citizen and you expect to hold an F or J visa: financial resource information

• Entrance exam(s): GRE or GMAT
• Minimum TOEFL:  Paper-550  Computer-213  Internet-79
• Three letters of recommendation
• Personal statement

Description of Program

The survey research and methodology (SRAM) program offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees and both are, by nature of the field, cross-disciplinary. Areas of study include: cross-cultural survey research, cognitive survey research, intermediate and advanced data analysis, survey sampling, study design and management, data collection methods, instrument design, and testing and assessment.

The M.S. program is designed to provide students with comprehensive expertise in survey methodology, equipping them to conduct survey research and analysis in a wide range of fields in the public and private sectors, including health, education, media, official statistics, and polling. The M.S. program is a two-year nonthesis program which includes an internship with an external organization, agency, or company.

The Ph.D. program offers opportunities in areas such as data analysis, social and cognitive survey research, questionnaire design, and cross-cultural and cross-national survey research. The program is designed as a four-year program and requires a dissertation of original work that advances knowledge in the field of survey methodology. In addition to advanced opportunities in government, business, and nonprofit sectors, Ph.D. graduates are likely to have opportunities within academic settings.

The Gallup Organization, in Omaha, provides funding for research assistantships (tuition and stipends) for promising students in both the M.S. and Ph.D. programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Gallup also houses the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Gallup Research Center, which coordinates the survey research and methodology program at its historical downtown location adjacent to City Campus.