Applied Statistics

• Minor

Stetson's Applied Statistics minor is designed to make you a data-oriented professional in whatever field you choose. Industries, including quality and productivity, financial analysis, market research and auditing, actively seek graduates who understand statistical tools. Courses include Forecasting and Social Media Analytics, equipping you to lead in your field using data to drive innovation. 

Why Applied Statistics at Stetson University?

Data literacy is no longer optional in most professional fields. The Applied Statistics minor gives you the statistical tools that financial firms, marketing agencies, healthcare organizations, and government agencies use to make decisions, positioned specifically for application in your existing major.

The minor also prepares you for graduate programs in bioinformatics, data analytics, financial mathematics, and industrial engineering, fields where applied statistical competency is a baseline expectation.

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Related Programs:

• Business Administration
• Finance

“Stetson challenged me to step into spaces I didn’t initially see for myself and gave me the support to grow into them.”

— Isabella Degenhardt '26

Career Outcomes

Applied Statistics graduates pursue careers and graduate programs across data-intensive industries. The minor equips you to conduct market research, perform quantitative portfolio analysis, and lead data-driven decision-making in any professional context. It complements any major where quantitative reasoning adds value. Career paths include:

• Actuary and Financial Analyst
• Market Research Analyst
• Quality Control Specialist
• Data Analyst in business, healthcare, and government
• Graduate study in bioinformatics, data analytics, and financial mathematics

Meet the Faculty

Our faculty members include a statistics textbook author, a professor with over 10 years of professional industry experience and a recipient of the William Hugh McEniry Award for Teaching (Stetson's top faculty award).

• John M. Rasp, PhD, Florida State University
• Joe Woodside, DBA, Cleveland State University

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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

At Stetson, learning goes beyond the classroom. You'll have opportunities to build real-world experience through internships, research, community engagement and other experiential learning opportunities.

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