Statistics

Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Arts

Minor

Students who major in Statistics are taught to become leaders and advocates for sound statistical reasoning, and to improve our society through innovative statistical and interdisciplinary research.

Did You Know?

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, data scientists (third) and statisticians (fourth) will be among the 20 occupations with the highest projected increase in demand through 2032.
In part because of this growth, the Department of Statistical Sciences became its own entity on July 1, 2022, splitting amicably with Mathematics in order to serve increasing student demand.
Statistics major Cassandra Hung (’26) of West Chester, Pennsylvania, was named a Goldwater Scholar in 2024.

Courses

Sample courses for students studying Statistics include:

Statistical Inference
Multivariate Statistics
Discrete Mathematics
Statistical Learning

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Practical Experience & Skills

Specialization within mathematics may be described from two perspectives: (1) from the perspective of a career, the mathematics student may enter teaching (intermediate or secondary), may seek employment in government or industry, or may continue studying mathematics or related fields in graduate school; (2) from the perspective of mathematical content, mathematics is traditionally divided, not precisely to be sure, into pure and applied mathematics.

Students in this program will develop the following skills: