Mathematics (B.S.) – Data Science Specialization
Numbers, variables and formulas can take you almost anywhere.
Data scientist, actuary, statistician, financial or business analyst, risk analyst, credit analyst — the list of great careers for data science is long and growing.
The data science specialization of the mathematics program provides an outstanding educational experience to students interested in any of the wide range of excellent career or graduate school choices available in data science.
Graduates gain all the mathematical expertise associated with the B.S. in mathematics program while simultaneously building substantial additional expertise in the mathematical, statistical and computational methods of data science. Graduates are prepared for any postgraduation outcome, including immediate entry into the professional world or further study in a pursuit of a master’s degree or a Ph.D. in mathematics, statistics or data science.
- Are an analytical, logical thinker.
- Are curious and enjoy solving problems.
- Enjoy an intellectual challenge.
- Want your work to make a difference.
- Want to be valuable to a wide range of potential employers.
- Data scientist
- Predictive analyst
- Statistician
- Financial or business analyst
- Risk analyst
- Amazon
- First Bank and Trust
- Mayo Clinic
- Microsoft
- Sanford Health
- Weather Analytics
- CAPITAL Card Services
- Daktronics
- Midland National Life
- Premier Bankcard
- Sanford Health
- Math Club