Do any statistics program provide funding for masters students? I plan to be applying to graduate school next year in Statistics or Biostatistics and due to some financial constrictions, I will not be able to attend unless the tuition is waived at the the minimum. I am hesitant to commit to a 5 year PhD program for a funded education since I may run into some financial issues a few years in and may not be able to complete it. I know that most schools use their Masters program as a cash cow and thus are usually not funded. I was wondering if anyone here knew of any statistics programs that go against this and actually do fund their Master students?
Apply to PhD programs that can or will award a master's degree after you pass your qualifiers. 

This way you have funding and you may find that the funding is enough to continue even if other financial constrictions happen. You don't know for sure that they will happen or that other circumstances may mitigate the problem. 

It might also be possible to ask the department for a leave of absence (for a year or two). 

In a worst case scenario, hopefully you can finish with a master's.