{"id":2019,"date":"2019-03-29T23:17:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T23:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.wp.nau.edu\/math\/?page_id=2019"},"modified":"2026-06-11T16:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:22:13","slug":"bachelors-degrees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/bachelors-degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor&#8217;s degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Bachelor&#8217;s degrees in mathematics and statistics<\/h1>\n<h2>Explore your options at NAU<\/h2>\n<p>Northern Arizona University&#8217;s Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers four undergraduate Bachelor of Science (BS) degree programs. Our undergraduate programs in mathematics, data science, mathematics education, and actuarial science prepare students for a wide range of careers and opportunities, including teaching, data analysis, actuarial work, finance, software development, technology, research, and graduate study.<\/p>\n<h3>Undergraduate degrees<\/h3>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/math\/bs-mathematics\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nBS Mathematics\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2020 size-landscape-image\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.wp.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/197\/2019\/03\/Math_105-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"Teacher assisting a group doing a project\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/Math_105-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/Math_105-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/Math_105-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/bs-data-science\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nBS Data Science\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2025 size-landscape-image\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.wp.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/197\/2019\/03\/02-math_10022014_29325782764_o-1-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"Student working out math problem on a board\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/02-math_10022014_29325782764_o-1-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/02-math_10022014_29325782764_o-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/02-math_10022014_29325782764_o-1-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/bachelors-degrees\/bsed-mathematics\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nBSEd Mathematics Education\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2026 size-landscape-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/2017_10_24_NAU_ELEM_EDUC138-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"Teacher pointing at a model surrounded by students\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/2017_10_24_NAU_ELEM_EDUC138-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/2017_10_24_NAU_ELEM_EDUC138-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/2017_10_24_NAU_ELEM_EDUC138-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/bachelors-degrees\/bs-actuarial-science\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nBS Actuarial Science\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2050 size-landscape-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/06-business-04252013_29969012255_o-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"Two students working together.\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/06-business-04252013_29969012255_o-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/06-business-04252013_29969012255_o-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/06-business-04252013_29969012255_o-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Undergraduate minors<\/h3>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/minors\/actuarial-science\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nActuarial Science\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2032 size-landscape-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/2018_09_13_NAU_BSCHOOL_140-1-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"A NAU professor assisting two students in analyzing their work\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/2018_09_13_NAU_BSCHOOL_140-1-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/2018_09_13_NAU_BSCHOOL_140-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/2018_09_13_NAU_BSCHOOL_140-1-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/minors\/mathematics\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nMathematics\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2033 size-landscape-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/Business_Class_ray0965_27524717134_o-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"A NAU student looking at a spreadsheet projected on a whiteboard\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/Business_Class_ray0965_27524717134_o-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/Business_Class_ray0965_27524717134_o-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/Business_Class_ray0965_27524717134_o-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/minors\/mathematics-education\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nMathematics Education\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2034 size-landscape-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/nau-coe-student-teacher-explains-project-to-class-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"NAU teacher explaining math teaching tools\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/nau-coe-student-teacher-explains-project-to-class-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/nau-coe-student-teacher-explains-project-to-class-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/minors\/statistics\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nStatistics\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2035 size-landscape-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/0019_ryan_rogala_20170502-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"NAU student writing on a whiteboard as another student looks on\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/0019_ryan_rogala_20170502-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/0019_ryan_rogala_20170502-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/2019\/03\/0019_ryan_rogala_20170502-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bachelor&#8217;s degrees in mathematics and statistics Explore your options at NAU Northern Arizona University&#8217;s Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers four undergraduate Bachelor of Science (BS) degree programs. Our undergraduate programs in mathematics, data science, mathematics education, and actuarial science prepare students for a wide range of careers and opportunities, including teaching, data analysis, actuarial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2019","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2019"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5076,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2019\/revisions\/5076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}