Department News

UTEP Data Science PH.D Program has been thriving since its January 2021 launch
August 14, 2024

The Data Science Ph.D. program has been thriving since its January 2021 launch. The first three graduates (Fall 2023) are working as Data Scientists in the Government and Industry. Two additional students graduated in Summer 2024 and are starting actuarial and biostatistician positions in industry. We expect at least 5 more students graduating in Fall 2024. Moreover, we have 8 doctoral students moving on to candidacy (with everything completed but dissertation) by Fall 2024 and 12 more will be do so in Spring 2025.

UTEP Data Science Undergraduate Concentration and Minor Recently Approved
February 22, 2022

A Data Science concentration for Math majors and an undergraduate minor have been recently approved at UTEP. These options will be available to students starting in fall 2022.

Updated MS degree, New Fast-track Degree Recently Approved
  April 22, 2022

The MS in Statistics has been recently updated and renamed as MS in Statistics and Data Science. A new fast-track path from a BS in Mathematics to a PhD in Data Science has been approved and it is expected to be offered in Fall 2022.