Statistics - Is It a Good Major?

College Majors
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<p>I am currently debating on whether to major in statistics, but had no idea of the job opportunities as a stats major after graduation. I have always liked calculations and math classes in high school, I understand that stats majors or any mathematical related field will have to brace themselves for a quite a lot of math/stats courses and I am looking forward to those types of classes. However, I wanted to be sure that if I had majored in statistics I wouldn't be going back home without a job after graduation. Could anyone tell me the job market for stats majors as well as the flexibility of the major when looking for jobs?</p>

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<p>Some links:
<a href=“Statistics.com: Data Science, Analytics & Statistics Courses”>http://www.statistics.com/jobs/&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“CAREERS INVOLVING PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS”>http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/mks/statund/careers.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://www.statscareers.com/”>http://www.statscareers.com/&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“Careers in Statistics - World of Statistics”>http://www.worldofstatistics.org/statistics-as-a-career/careers-in-statistics/&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“https://www.wetfeet.com/articles/doing-the-math-careers-in-statistics”>https://www.wetfeet.com/articles/doing-the-math-careers-in-statistics&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“For Today’s Graduate, Just One Word: Statistics - The New York Times”>For Today’s Graduate, Just One Word: Statistics - The New York Times;
<a href=“Statistical Science Web: Careers”>http://www.statsci.org/careers.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“Science | AAAS”>Science | AAAS;
<a href=“http://ns.msu.edu/index.php/students/career/career-exploration/careers-for-mathematics-and-statistics-majors/”>http://ns.msu.edu/index.php/students/career/career-exploration/careers-for-mathematics-and-statistics-majors/&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“Careers in Math Home | MAA Math Career Resource Center”>Careers in Math Home | MAA Math Career Resource Center;
<a href=“Careers in Mathematics”>http://www.toroidalsnark.net/mathcareers.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“Thinking of a Career in the Mathematical Sciences? | SIAM”>http://www.siam.org/careers/thinking.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p><a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Statistics.stm”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Statistics.stm&lt;/a&gt; indicates that finance and actuarial jobs are common.</p>

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