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Data Science

Bachelor of Science · STEM ·87 credits · EWU catalog →

Interdisciplinary program combining mathematics, statistics, and computer science for data analysis, machine learning, and statistical inference.

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Mathematics Foundation (choose 1) (choose 1)
Source of course learning outcomes

17 of 19 courses in this program use official CIM learning outcomes; remaining courses use catalog descriptions pending department review.

Courses in This Program

CSCD 327
RELATIONAL DATABASE SYSTEMS and RELATIONAL DATABASE SYSTEMS LAB
324t
CSCD 210
PROGRAMMING PRINCIPLES I
314t
MATH 485
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL INFERENCE II
297t
CSCD 484
MACHINE LEARNING and MACHINE LEARNING LAB
279t
CSCD 320
ALGORITHMS
252t
CSCD 300
DATA STRUCTURES
215t
CSCD 211
PROGRAMMING PRINCIPLES II
163t
CSCD 485
DEEP LEARNING and DEEP LEARNING LAB
142t
CSCD 429
DATA MINING and DATA MINING LAB
121t
MATH 491
SENIOR THESIS
115t
MATH 486
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL INFERENCE III
80t
MATH 162
CALCULUS II
57t
MATH 163
CALCULUS III
54t
MATH 161
CALCULUS I
53t
MATH 443
NUMERICAL METHODS
50t
MATH 241
CALCULUS IV
24t
MATH 385
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL INFERENCE I
5t
MATH 231
LINEAR ALGEBRA
5t

Readiness by Occupation — Data Science

Coverage (70%) + Match Quality (30%). Higher = more tasks covered at higher similarity.

Curriculum Breadth — Data Science

Tasks with course matches 286
Tasks with no matches 127

Across all 25 occupations in scope. Uncovered tasks represent potential curriculum gaps.

Top Contributing Courses — Data Science

Bar height = number of distinct O*NET tasks the course matches. Bar color = average match quality (darker green = stronger semantic overlap). Hover for both numbers.

Avg match quality:
low → high

Occupation Rankings — Data Science

Sorted by readiness score (Coverage x 0.7 + Match Quality x 0.3)

distinct tasks
# Occupation Readiness Coverage Quality Pay (WA) Outlook Jobs
1
Mathematicians
15-2021.00
81.0%
12/12 (100%) 36.5% $137K Below Average 45
2
Statisticians
15-2041.00 Bright
76.8%
18/19 (95%) 34.9% $101K Bright 70
3
Data Scientists
15-2051.00 Bright
76.5%
15/16 (94%) 36.2% $158K Bright 1866
4
Database Architects
15-1243.00 Bright
75.0%
23/25 (92%) 35.4% $144K Bright 33
5
Biostatisticians
15-2041.01 Bright
75.0%
23/25 (92%) 35.4% $101K Bright —
6
Computer Programmers
15-1251.00
68.6%
14/17 (82%) 36.5% $158K Below Average —
7
Bioinformatics Technicians
15-2099.01
65.5%
15/19 (79%) 34.4% $69K Average —
8
Data Warehousing Specialists
15-1243.01 Bright
65.1%
14/18 (78%) 35.6% $144K Bright —
9
Clinical Data Managers
15-2051.02 Bright
64.0%
16/21 (76%) 35.4% $158K Bright 1
10
Operations Research Analysts
15-2031.00 Bright
59.5%
12/17 (71%) 33.7% $96K Bright 16
11
Financial Quantitative Analysts
13-2099.01
58.8%
9/13 (69%) 34.4% $75K Average —
12
Database Administrators
15-1242.00
57.0%
12/18 (67%) 34.5% $114K Below Average 234
13
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
17-3026.00
56.9%
4/6 (67%) 33.9% $81K Below Average —
14
Document Management Specialists
15-1299.03 Bright
55.9%
15/23 (65%) 34.2% $131K Bright —
15
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
17-1021.00 Bright
54.4%
7/11 (64%) 32.8% $93K Bright —
16
Computer Systems Analysts
15-1211.00 Bright
51.7%
13/22 (59%) 34.3% $127K Bright 3
17
Physicists
19-2012.00
49.8%
4/7 (57%) 32.6% $120K Average —
18
Bioinformatics Scientists
19-1029.01
48.2%
7/13 (54%) 35.0% $96K Below Average —
19
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
19-4043.00
47.9%
6/11 (54%) 32.5% $60K Below Average —
20
Social Science Research Assistants
19-4061.00
45.6%
5/10 (50%) 35.3% $49K Average —
21
Business Intelligence Analysts
15-2051.01 Bright
44.3%
8/17 (47%) 37.7% $158K Bright 1290
22
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
17-3029.01
43.4%
7/15 (47%) 35.6% $96K Below Average —
23
Surveying and Mapping Technicians
17-3031.00 Bright
43.3%
8/17 (47%) 34.5% $61K Bright —
24
Computer Hardware Engineers
17-2061.00 Bright
43.0%
7/15 (47%) 34.3% $174K Bright —
25
Quality Control Systems Managers
11-3051.01
42.7%
12/26 (46%) 34.4% $139K Below Average —

Data Sources

O*NET Occupational Data (v30.1)

Task statements, skills, knowledge areas from the U.S. Department of Labor

onetcenter.org/database.html
WA Employment Projections (2025)

Short-term and long-term occupational projections from WA Employment Security Dept

Browse projections in SIAM · Official source
CareerOneStop (DOL)

Labor market information, pay data, career outlook, job postings

careeronestop.org
Course Learning Objectives

Official CIM documents from EWU + catalog descriptions for remaining courses

catalog.ewu.edu