What Can I do With a Major

Major: Statistics

Description:

The Department of Statistics offers undergraduate programs leading to both a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree in statistics. The undergraduate program is aimed both at preparing students for careers in statistics and serving as a good foundation for graduate work in the area. The department also offers graduate programs leading to the MA and PhD degrees. A minor in statistics also is available. Statistics deals with designing experiments, sample surveys, summarizing numerical information, building and analyzing statistical models, prediction and choosing between alternate actions.

Related Career Titles:
Actuary
Demographer
Financial planner
Market research analyst
Financial analyst
Statistician
Biostatistician
Mathematician
Economist
Statistical Analyst
Sociologist
Operations Research Analyst
Engineer
Computer Programmer
Computer Systems Analyst
Market Research Analyst
Counselor (School/College)
Educational Administrator
Bank Teller
Financial Manager/Planner

Employment Areas

Applied Mathematics
Educational Evaluation
Research, & Statistics
Financial Management and Services
Mathematical Statistics
Colleges and universities
Non-commercial research organizations
Membership organizations

Related Links:

American Statistical Association:
www.amstat.org

Statistics Job Announcements:
http://www.stat.ufl.edu/vlib/jobs.html

Several Job Links from our Graduate Association: http://www.stat.missouri.edu/~sgsa/jobs.html

Journal of Financial and Qualitative Analysis
http://www.depts.washington.edu/jfqa/

Society of Actuaries
www.soa.org.