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Longwood’s July announcement outlined a data science degree

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A dated program announcement names statistics, programming and analysis.

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What the announcement establishes

Longwood’s 2026 news index records a July 14 announcement of a bachelor of science in data science planned to begin that fall. The Farmville university described the degree’s focus as data analysis, statistics and programming.

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Official news index: July 14, 2026 data science announcement; retrieved October 19.

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