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Mathematics

Bachelor of Science · STEM ·94 credits · EWU catalog →

Rigorous mathematical training with flexible electives, preparing students for graduate study or careers requiring advanced quantitative skills.

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Source of course learning outcomes

11 of 13 courses in this program use official CIM learning outcomes; remaining courses use catalog descriptions pending department review.

Courses in This Program

CSCD 210
PROGRAMMING PRINCIPLES I
314t
MATH 485
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL INFERENCE II
297t
CSCD 484
MACHINE LEARNING and MACHINE LEARNING LAB
279t
CSCD 300
DATA STRUCTURES
215t
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 — Mathematics

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

Curriculum Breadth — Mathematics

Tasks with course matches 255
Tasks with no matches 158

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

Layer a minor on top of the BS: Math BS only Theoretical Track Data Science Track Statistics Track Computational & Applied Track

Showing occupations and courses for Math BS required core + Data Science Track.

Top Contributing Courses — Mathematics

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 — Mathematics

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
81.2%
12/12 (100%) 37.4% $137K Below Average 45
2
Statisticians
15-2041.00 Bright
77.1%
18/19 (95%) 35.9% $101K Bright 69
3
Data Scientists
15-2051.00 Bright
76.7%
15/16 (94%) 36.8% $158K Bright 1841
4
Biostatisticians
15-2041.01 Bright
75.2%
23/25 (92%) 35.9% $101K Bright —
5
Computer Programmers
15-1251.00
68.6%
14/17 (82%) 36.4% $158K Below Average —
6
Operations Research Analysts
15-2031.00 Bright
59.7%
12/17 (71%) 34.3% $96K Bright 16
7
Financial Quantitative Analysts
13-2099.01
58.9%
9/13 (69%) 34.8% $75K Average —
8
Bioinformatics Technicians
15-2099.01
58.4%
13/19 (68%) 35.0% $69K Average —
9
Database Architects
15-1243.00 Bright
57.8%
17/25 (68%) 33.9% $144K Bright 33
10
Clinical Data Managers
15-2051.02 Bright
53.9%
13/21 (62%) 35.3% $158K Bright 1
11
Document Management Specialists
15-1299.03 Bright
52.9%
14/23 (61%) 34.4% $131K Bright —
12
Physicists
19-2012.00
49.7%
4/7 (57%) 32.5% $120K Average —
13
Computer Systems Analysts
15-1211.00 Bright
48.6%
12/22 (54%) 34.8% $127K Bright 3
14
Bioinformatics Scientists
19-1029.01
48.0%
7/13 (54%) 34.5% $96K Below Average —
15
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
17-1021.00 Bright
47.9%
6/11 (54%) 32.6% $93K Bright —
16
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
19-4043.00
47.8%
6/11 (54%) 32.0% $60K Below Average —
17
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
17-3026.00
45.6%
3/6 (50%) 35.4% $81K Below Average —
18
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
17-3029.01
43.4%
7/15 (47%) 35.6% $96K Below Average —
19
Data Warehousing Specialists
15-1243.01 Bright
41.6%
8/18 (44%) 35.1% $144K Bright —
20
Database Administrators
15-1242.00
41.3%
8/18 (44%) 34.1% $114K Below Average 233
21
Business Intelligence Analysts
15-2051.01 Bright
40.6%
7/17 (41%) 39.3% $158K Bright 1281
22
Quality Control Systems Managers
11-3051.01
40.2%
11/26 (42%) 35.3% $139K Below Average —
23
Social Science Research Assistants
19-4061.00
38.7%
4/10 (40%) 35.8% $49K Average —
24
Geodetic Surveyors
17-1022.01
36.9%
6/16 (38%) 35.5% $88K Average —
25
Survey Researchers
19-3022.00
36.5%
6/16 (38%) 34.3% $64K 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