{"id":107721,"date":"2022-08-29T16:49:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T23:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/academics\/?page_id=107721"},"modified":"2025-11-17T12:02:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T20:02:33","slug":"data-analysis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/academics\/data-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221;fixed et_pb_specialty_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.93) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.45) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/wou.edu\/academics\/files\/2022\/08\/WOU-students-on-computers-in-classroom.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;darken&#8221; inner_width=&#8221;89%&#8221; inner_width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; inner_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; inner_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; inner_max_width=&#8221;89%&#8221; inner_max_width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; inner_max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; inner_max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; background_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; parallax_phone=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;caps&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h1>Data Analytics<\/h1>\n<p>Studies in mathematics, computer science, information systems, and data analytics prepare students to work with big data. 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