Program Overview
Graduates gain proficiency in statistical methods and software, enabling them to find employment in various industries, including medicine, computing, business, and government. Furthermore, they have the option to pursue graduate studies in statistics or related fields.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Statistics is the science of modeling, summarizing, and analyzing data. Statisticians help people produce trustworthy data, analyze the data, and present the results in a useful manner. Statisticians work with people from other professional backgrounds to solve practical problems. An exciting aspect of the field is the diversity of areas where statistical methods are used; this is one reason for continuing strong demand for well-trained statisticians. With the popularity of big data and the focus on quantitative analysis in many fields, there will continue to be a high demand for graduates with a statistics major or minor. Students who succeed in the field of statistics typically have strong quantitative skills, analytical minds, and like to help other people solve problems.
Learning Outcomes:
Students completing this program will be able to:
- Conceptualize analytical questions in terms of a model,
- Apply their knowledge of the core set of statistical methods,
- Perform data analysis using statistical software,
- Interpret and communicate statistical results,
- Either attend graduate school in statistics or find professional employment in a statistics field upon completion of a statistics major.
Careers:
Statisticians find employment in a wide range of industries including medicine (evaluating new medicines and medical treatments), computing, business, market research, natural resources, government, industrial quality control, social science research, and more. Almost every industry has a statistician or a group of statisticians somewhere in the organization. Graduate school is also an option after graduation. Almost all statistics majors are able to find work in this field and/or gain entrance to graduate school after successfully completing a statistics degree.
Other:
- A minimum grade of C (2.000) is required in each CS, DSCI, MATH, and STAT course required for the major.
- The Curriculum for the Statistics Major assumes students enter college prepared to take calculus. Entering students who are not prepared to take calculus will need to fulfill pre-calculus requirements in the first semester.
