A statistics major prepares students for careers in the modern, data-driven world. The program provides a solid background in mathematics and programming and builds upon this background with course work in probability, statistics, computational methods for data science and application of statistics and probability.
A Bachelor of Arts degree in statistics requires a higher level of competency in arts and humanities, while the Bachelor of Science degree in statistics requires greater science proficiency. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree can also choose to complete this major through Lyman Briggs College.
ALUMNI PURSUITS
Graduates with a statistics major pursue careers in a range of industries, excelling in jobs that demand deep knowledge of research and data analysis and information technology.
Alumni work at:
- Banks
- Government agencies
- Health care insurance and managed care agencies
- High schools and middle schools
- Information technology companies
- Insurance companies
- Investment firms
Alumni work as:
- Actuarial analysts and technicians
- Biostatisticians
- High school and middle school teachers
- Operations research analysts
- Program directors
- Research mathematicians/scientists
- Sociologists
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