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Pre-Statistics and Data Science - BS

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Statistics & Applied Probability Undergraduate Bachelor of Science

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Program Type

Bachelor's Degree

Program Description

Statistics is the study of numerical information or data. Statisticians determine what data to collect, how to collect it, and then examine and interpret the resulting numbers. Their skills are vital in Business, Economics, Finance, Communications, Biology, Marketing, Sociology, Psychology, etc. The demand for statisticians has been high in the past and only continues to rise. Statistics and Data Science is the right choice for you if you’re seeking a career or advanced graduate studies related to a wide variety of fields such as government, industry, business, and research institutions.

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Graduate and Professional Pathways

  • Consulting

  • Finance

  • Technology

  • Computer Science

  • Statistics

  • Engineering

Top Employers

  • Amazon

  • Carpe Data

  • Farmers

Program Highlights

  • Statistics and Data Science is our most popular major!

  • There are many student organizations on campus dedicated to learning about data science (UCSB Data Science Club, Data Analysis and Coding Club, Girls Who Code)

  • We offer a Data Science Capstone course where students can work on research projects with a faculty and graduate student mentor

Related Disciplines

  • Economics

  • Mathematics

  • Computer Science

Associated Interests

  • Data science

  • Statistics

  • Machine learning

  • Big data

  • Analytics