Data Science BS

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

Occupations

40.2%

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Limited Course Data

Only 10 of 15 courses in this program have official CIM learning objectives. The remaining courses use catalog-derived descriptions, which may overestimate or underestimate alignment. Scores will improve as more departments submit official course learning outcomes.

Courses in This Program

CSCD210

Programming Principles I

200t

Relational Database Systems

143t

CSCD211

Programming Principles II

Probability and Statistical Inference II

100t

MATH486

Probability and Statistical Inference III

78t

MATH385

Probability and Statistical Inference I

Readiness by Occupation

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

Curriculum Breadth

Tasks with course matches 39

Tasks with no matches 361

Across all 20 occupations in scope. Uncovered tasks represent potential curriculum gaps.

Top Contributing Courses

Courses ranked by how many distinct O*NET tasks they match. Higher task reach = broader workforce preparation.

Occupation Rankings

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

#	Occupation	Readiness	Coverage	Quality	Pay (WA)	Outlook	Jobs
1	Statisticians 15-2041.00	40.2%	6/19 (32%)	60.3%	$101K	Bright	1
2	Database Architects 15-1243.00	40.2%	9/25 (36%)	49.9%	$144K	Bright	16
3	Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211.00	34.0%	6/22 (27%)	49.7%	$127K	Bright	3
4	Computer Programmers 15-1251.00	33.8%	5/17 (29%)	44.1%	$158K	Below Average	—
5	Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221.00	30.4%	3/15 (20%)	54.7%	$221K	Bright	2
6	Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 15-1299.08	26.0%	5/28 (18%)	45.0%	$131K	Bright	—
7	Clinical Data Managers 15-2051.02 Bright	20.4%	2/21 (10%)	46.0%	$158K	Bright	—
8	Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244.00	19.6%	2/20 (10%)	42.0%	$103K	Below Average	5
9	Data Scientists 15-2051.00	18.9%	1/16 (6%)	48.6%	$158K	Bright	—
10	Mathematicians 15-2021.00	0.0%	0/12 (0%)	0%	$137K	Below Average	—
11	Blockchain Engineers 15-1299.07	0.0%	0/17 (0%)	0%	$131K	Bright	—
12	Biostatisticians 15-2041.01	0.0%	0/25 (0%)	0%	$101K	Bright	—
13	Operations Research Analysts 15-2031.00	0.0%	0/17 (0%)	0%	$96K	Bright	9
14	Database Administrators 15-1242.00	0.0%	0/18 (0%)	0%	$114K	Below Average	1
15	Data Warehousing Specialists 15-1243.01 Bright	0.0%	0/18 (0%)	0%	$144K	Bright	—
16	Bioinformatics Technicians 15-2099.01	0.0%	0/19 (0%)	0%	$69K	Average	—
17	Actuaries 15-2011.00	0.0%	0/15 (0%)	0%	$153K	Bright	1
18	Web and Digital Interface Designers 15-1255.00	0.0%	0/30 (0%)	0%	$126K	Bright	—
19	Web Developers 15-1254.00	0.0%	0/29 (0%)	0%	$112K	Bright	—
20	Health Informatics Specialists 15-1211.01 Bright	0.0%	0/17 (0%)	0%	$127K	Bright	—

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