Bachelor of Science in Data Science

USA

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What will I learn?

Data science is an interdisciplinary field with roots in applied mathematics, statistics and computer science. The Bachelor of Science in Data Science seeks to meet the increased employment demands across many industries and research fields.

Data Science majors will develop quantitative and computational skills to solve real-world problems. For example, data scientists are responsible for creating and maintaining dashboards in a pandemic, predicting traffic patterns to improve driver safety and helping apps like Uber Eats optimize food delivery. Students can customize the degree to fit their interests by selecting a focus area of their choice to create a degree with practical applications.

Working with their academic advisers, data science students will take classes in a discipline related to their interests and career goals. Students can choose their area of emphasis among a variety of areas including the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. Examples, include astronomy, biology, criminology, geography, geology, GIS, physics, public health, psychology, and sociology.

Major Learning Outcomes

Data Science

Learning Outcome 1: Students will communicate data science workflows in both written and oral forms.

Outcome 1.1 Students will demonstrate their ability to develop and use appropriate data science techniques to address ‘science’ (subject matter) topics and questions.

Outcome 1.2 Students will communicate the biases and other implications of the data and analysis.

Outcome 1.3 Students will prepare a clear and concise written project and orally present a data science workflow and analysis effectively and professionally.

Learning Outcome 2: Students will understand and demonstrate the programming and technological aspects of a data science workflow

Outcome 2.1 Students will develop workflows using the languages and platforms common in data science practice (eg. R and Python, Rstudio and JupyterLab)

Outcome 2.2 Students will demonstrate their ability to acquire and manipulate data via a variety of platforms (eg. databases to cloud computing)

Outcome 2.3 Students will demonstrate their ability to use technologies for collaboration (eg. Git and GitHub)

Learning Outcome 3: Students will demonstrate their ability to visualize and model data

Outcome 3.1 Students will demonstrate visualization of data from simple plots for smaller data sets to visualizations for big data

Outcome 3.2 Students will demonstrate their ability to use current machine learning and other data science modeling methods appropriately and understand the underlying statistical and mathematical concepts.

Which department am I in?

Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

Study options

Full Time (8 Semesters)

Tuition fees
US$25,968.00 per year
Room Rates- Single Room- 4,114

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

August 2025

Venue

Morgantown

Morgantown,

Morgantown,

West Virginia,

26506, South, United States

Full Time (120 Hours)

Tuition fees
US$25,968.00 per year
USD $12,984 per semester

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

January 2025

Venue

Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

201 Woodburn Hall,

MORGANTOWN,

West Virginia,

26506, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

First Time Freshmen are admitted to the major directly. For the timely completion of the degree, it is recommended that students have a minimum MATH ACT of 22, a MATH SAT of 540, or an ALEKS score of 45.
Students transferring from another WVU major with fewer than 29 credits must have completed MATH 126 with a grade of C- or higher; students who have completed 30 or more credits must have completed MATH 154 or MATH 155 with C- or higher and have earned a 2.0 overall GPA.

English Language Requirements: TOEFL Internet-Based = 79; IELTS = 6.5; Duolingo English Test = 105, Pearson Test of English Academic = 53. In some cases, SAT reading or ACT English test scores may be used to meet English Proficiency.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About West Virginia University

WVU graduates enjoy a remarkably high employment rate of 93 percent within two years of completing their program.

  • Recognized as a top R1 research university
  • Small class sizes and personalized learning
  • Top facilities, with seven specialized libraries
  • Scholarships and bursaries available