Bachelors in Statistics

Statistics is the science and art of enhancing knowledge in the face of uncertainty with modeling, predictions, and decisions. As a statistics student at UMN Morris, you’ll learn the theory and methods of statistics and how to apply that knowledge in solving problems related to medicine, law, technology, finance, business, public policy, the environment, computing, and science in general.

UMN Morris is one of the few liberal arts colleges in the country that offers a statistics major. Courses cover a wide range of topics, including those pertaining to applied statistics, biostatistics, actuarial science, and data science. You’ll be taught how to create and apply statistical methods for collecting, storing, analyzing, processing, and communicating qualitative and quantitative information. You’ll learn how to use statistical tools and develop data analysis skills. Through scholarly activity, collaboration, and outreach, you’ll learn to communicate effectively with people in other fields and understand the substance of those fields. UMN Morris’s statistics curriculum will prepare you for graduate school or to pursue a career in statistics and data science.