/College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Applied Mathematics & Statistics

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Academic Programs

Explore the academic programs within the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics.

 

Undergraduate Programs

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The applied mathematics and statistics (AMS) major is a professional BS program that prepares graduates for quantitative careers in business and industry with a toolkit of applicable mathematical techniques and problem-solving strategies primarily drawn from probability and statistics, operations research, and actuarial mathematics.

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Graduate Programs

The Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics has a large, diverse program of graduate studies leading to the MS and PhD degrees.

Students have five different tracks to choose from:

  • Computational Applied Mathematics (CAM)
  • Computational Biology (CB)
  • Operations Research (OR)
  • Quantitative Finance (QF)
  • Statistics (STATS)

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Data Science

Undergraduate and graduate Data Science programs are jointly offered by the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics and Department of Computer Science.
Dare to be a force in the world of data. In data science, you don’t just crunch numbers - you unlock the stories hidden within them. In this program, you'll master the fundamentals of math, computer science, and statistics, and learn how to use cutting-edge tools and algorithms to tackle complex, real-world problems.

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