This degree program is designed for students pursuing a career as a data scientist or statistician. It combines cutting-edge techniques in data science with mathematically rigorous statistics. Statistics courses in the curriculum are project-driven, with an emphasis on the analysis of real-world data using statistical methods implemented by powerful statistical software. This program prepares students for a career in business or industry utilizing statistics or data science but is also sufficiently rigorous to prepare a student for graduate work in a related field.