University of Massachusetts Amherst

05/09/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/09/2024 10:18

‘Statistics and Data Science’ Now Offered as Stand-alone Degree

On May 2, the faculty senate approved retitling the Bachelor of Science degree in "Mathematics and Statistics with a concentration in Statistics and Data Science" to a new stand-alone B.S. degree, "Statistics and Data Science." The B.S. degree in "Mathematics" will also continue with all other existing concentrations.

The Board of Higher Education has also approved this retitling and this degree may now be listed in the Common Application and existing students may transfer into this degree program.