Multiply your career opportunities.
If you’re brave enough to make mathematics your life’s work, your interest can lead you to an exciting future in fields like education, analytics, statistics, and more. Earn your Bachelor of Science in Mathematics online at Maryville, and you can work toward a versatile degree that can give you the foundational, theoretical, and practical mathematics skills to pursue further education or begin your career.
Our program allows you to choose from a wide array of electives in topics like discrete mathematics, optimization, advanced calculus, financial mathematics, and statistical modeling. You also can earn your minor in data science so you can use your analytical knowledge to break into new fields of mathematics.
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Why choose our bachelor’s in mathematics?
When you choose Maryville’s online B.S in Mathematics, you can develop mathematical and analytical skills to begin or advance your career. It’s a flexible online program that provides a broad foundation with the opportunity to study advanced concepts and choose electives to tailor your educational experience to fit your goals.
Here’s what you can expect with our program:
Seek to qualify for financial aid
Transfer eligible credits
Start in fall, spring, or summer
Access courses 100% online
Pursue a data science minor
Complete an optional internship
Curriculum
Mathematics is among the most versatile and flexible degrees you can pursue as an undergraduate. The knowledge and skills you can gain through foundational, theoretical, and practical college math courses help equip you to seek careers in diverse settings like education, statistics, analytics, data science, and technology.
When you earn your online bachelor’s in math, you can use the knowledge you gain in the classroom to think logically and solve problems creatively in your career. Maryville’s online Bachelor of Science in Mathematics comprises 128 credit hours and includes coursework in general education, the mathematics major, and mathematics electives. Build your college-level math foundation and advance your understanding with our required mathematics major courses. Our program is also designed with a built-in data science minor to help you develop skills to prepare for high-tech careers in coding, machine learning, and more.
Sample Coursework
Mathematics core (34 credits): Build your college-level math foundation and advance your understanding with coursework in calculus, number theory, linear algebra and differential equations, probability, and the history of mathematics.
Data Science Minor (18 Credits): Our program is designed with a built-in data science minor to help you develop digital skills to pursue high-tech careers in coding, machine learning, and more. These six courses include foundational coursework in data science; mathematical modeling; machine learning; and coding in R, Python, and SQL.
Math Electives: Further specialize and enhance your math degree by choosing courses relevant to your personal interests and career goals. Options include coursework in mathematics for scientists, optimization, discrete mathematics, statistics, predictive modeling, financial mathematics, and many more.
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Maryville University is a nationally ranked private college recognized for comprehensive and innovative education focused on student learning, outcomes, and success.
Regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission
Ranked by Forbes among “America’s Top Colleges” for 2019
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Ranked among Money’s “Best Colleges” 2020