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University of Massachusetts Amherst · Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Natural Sciences

Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Data Science

Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Data Science

Bachelor'sBSJoint degree

Overview

A Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Data Science from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in the College of Natural Sciences, covering the mathematical foundations and software implementation of statistical and data science methods.

Official program name
Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Data Science
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Data Science
Source: umass.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
Program classification
Joint degree naming data scienceOne degree whose official title names data science together with another field, such as Statistics and Data Science.
School
Source: umass.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Amherst, MA
Required credits
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

How students enter this degree

Entry routes are not published on the pages we checked. Do not assume first-year, transfer or second-degree entry — ask the admissions office.

Why this program is listed

The awarded degree is a Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Data Science.

Source: umass.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list data science bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees — dedicated, joint, and (separately labelled) related degrees with an officially named data science concentration. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Delivery, required in-person attendance, class schedule and study intensity are shown separately, each only as the university states it. “Fully online” appears only when official wording supports it.
Academic delivery
On campusClasses meet in person on campus.Classes meet in person on campus.
Source: umass.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • Learning outcomes include the mathematical foundations of classical and modern statistical and data science methods and their software implementations.
    Source: umass.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Applied work covers problem formulation, data collection, modeling and analysis, and communication of results.
    Source: umass.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Project

  • Group/team work using statistics and data science methods.
    Source: umass.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Admissions

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Admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

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Tuition and fees

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Funding

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Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation and enrollment restrictions

Two separate questions: is the university institutionally accredited, and does it publish restrictions on who can enroll (for online programs, usually by state of residence)?

Institutional accreditation

  • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

None recorded for this program.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. umass.edu/natural-sciences/academics/bs-statistics-and-data-science — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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