Statistics
About the Major
Statistical analysis lies at the heart of most research, and statisticians are important in many fields, from medicine to agriculture to industry and business. Statistics majors learn to use mathematical skills to solve practical problems, such as assessing economic and social conditions, estimating political opinion and monitoring effectiveness of government programs. Students learn how to design studies that effectively address the purpose of a research project and how to properly analyze the data collected in that study. Statistics majors have the option to minor in actuarial science, a profession involving the statistical and financial practices of insurance.
Our graduates have gone on to become...
- An actuary with Allstate
- An analyst for Capital One
- An analyst for Intel
Possible Careers for this Major
Prehealth & Prelaw
Any CLAS major may prepare you for admission to professional schools such as medical school, vet school, law school, etc.
For more possibilities visit the Career Resource Center Web Site
- Medical Researcher
- Meteorologist
- Psychometrician
- Risk Manager
- Quality Assurance Officer
- Quantitative Operations Manager
- Actuary
- Biostatistician
- Campaign Statistician
- Educational Testing Assessor
- Educator
- Government Surveyor
- Market Researcher
Cool Courses You Might Take
- Introduction to Probability (STA 4321)
- Introduction to Time Series and Forecasting (STA 4853)
- Multivariate Statistical Methods (STA 4702)
- Regression Analysis (STA 4210)
- Stochastic Processes (STA 4821)
- For more course descriptions, please visit the course descriptions page in the Undergraduate catalog
Some Unique Opportunities in this Major
- Statistics Honor Society: Mu Sigma Rho
- Statistics Club for Undergraduates.
- For more opportunities, please refer to the department website
