如今，几乎每个企业，政府，社交媒体平台和教育机构都收集并分析有关其用户，物流和运营以及媒体存在的数据，目的是提取有价值的见解并利用由此产生的效率。数据科学BS计划为毕业生提供了在定量环境中蓬勃发展所必需的复杂分析和计算技能，在定量环境中，新挑战不断增长。统计与精算科学系和计算机科学系合作提供数据科学专业。该程序由统计与精算科学系与计算机科学系协商后实施。数据科学专业强调统计/概率和算法方法，这些方法是完整数据的准备，分析和通信的基础。通过专注于技术基础，数据科学计划提高了对创建和实施新的或专用分析和可视化
Today, nearly every business, government, social media platform, and educational institution collects and analyzes data about its users, logistics and operations, and media presence with the goal of extracting valuable insights and utilizing the resulting efficiencies.<br><br>The Data Science Program produces graduates with the sophisticated analytical and computational skills required to thrive in a quantitative world where new challenges are encountered at an ever-increasing rate.<br><br>The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science and the Department of Computer Science collaborate to offer the major in Data Science. The program is administered by the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science in consultation with the Department of Computer Science. A Master of Science degree in Data Science also is offered. Faculty members in the Departments of Computer Science and Statistics and Actuarial Science are known worldwide for the quality of their research and teaching. Iowa students can pursue individual research projects and work one-on-one with a professor in a specialized field.