Statistics and Data Science Majors

By Rajkamal Rao  

 

 This post is for those interested in statistics and data science, among the fastest-growing fields in the United States. For a full list of potential Big Data topic areas, such as Foundations, Data Infrastructure, Data Management, Search & Mining, Learning & Analytics, Ecosystem, and Applications, consult the 2022 IEEE conference proceedings.

The University of Texas at Austin offers the Statistics and Data Science major as an option within the College of Natural Sciences. It is a four-year degree that provides students with foundational training and marketable skills in statistics and data science.

Several schools offer similar degrees. Here's a sample:

1. Texas A&M: B.S. Degree in Statistics
   
   
2. UT Dallas: Data Science
   
   
3. Indiana University: Business Analytics
   
   
4. UCLA: Data Science
5. UC Berkeley: Data Science
6. Georgia Tech: Data Science & Statistics
7. University of Michigan: Data Science
8. UC San Diego: Data Science
9. University of Washington: Data Science
10. Virginia Tech: Computational Modeling and Data Analytics
11. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Data Science
12. University of Wisconsin Madison: Data Science

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