School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (SoMSS)

Undergraduate Degrees

BS Data Science

Major Map and ONLINE Major Map for BS Data Science

Devil Data Science Club is a student organization which gathers students interested in data science and related areas. Apart from students from the Data Science BS program, this club has a variety of other majors, most notably computer science, engineering, business and mathematics, but also others, such as bioscience, behavioral and social sciences, geographic information science, etc.

Graduates with a BS in Data Science possess skills that are transferable to any industry or organization that requires a combination of analytical thinking and quantitative and programming skills. This includes:

BS Data Science

Major maps

Immersion (in person)

Online

Major requirements

The bachelor degree in Data Science requires a minimum of 120 credit hours, including 62 credit hours of work for the major. 

Total credit hours: 120

The BS in Data Science degree does have a solid math background and will require advanced classes in mathematics, such as calculus II and linear algebra. In addition, various topics in calculus III, probability and statistics will be covered in data science core courses.

Students in the data science program want to become proficient and ethical producers, evaluators and consumers of data. They are typically interested in the following activities (covered in the data science core classes):

Apart from immersion (in person at Tempe campus) degree, there is also a BS in Data Science online degree. Not all tracks are currently available to online students, but the hope is that they will all be available in the future.

Online tracks:

• Behavioral Sciences
• Biosciences
• Business Analytics
• Social Sciences
• Spatial Sciences

The BS in Data Science provides students with a background in mathematics, statistics, and programming. This program has a track system. Each track represents a specialized area/subject.

Tracks:

A typical workflow in many data science projects can be summarized in the following diagram.

Why study data science?

An estimated shortage of up to 190,000 data analysts in the U.S. is creating high demand for data scientists with the know-how to use data to make effective decisions. From predicting consumer behavior to extracting information from medical images, you will graduate ready for a dynamic career that inspires global change.