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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 1,330 people earned their degree in biostatistics, making the major the 382nd most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major” ranking looked at 88 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biostatistics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in biostatistics.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major”.
Out of the 88 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Medical College landed the #1 spot on the list. New York Medical College is a small school located in Valhalla, New York that handed out 17 ’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 88 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. UTHealth is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Biostatistics Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major. UPR Medical Sciences is a small public school situated in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It awarded 5 ’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Medical College of Wisconsin. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major. Medical College of Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 ’s biostatistics degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #6, Oregon Health & Science University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major list. Oregon Health & Science University is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 11 ’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Biostatistics at Oregon Health & Science University
Emory University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s biostatistics degrees to 43 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s biostatistics degrees to 157 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%.
Full Columbia University in the City of New York Biostatistics Report
With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 77 ’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Emmanuel College Massachusetts did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major list. Emmanuel Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 ’s biostatistics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans is a small public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 3 ’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Harvard University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking. Harvard is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 51 ’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
With a ranking of #13, Brown University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major list. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 ’s biostatistics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified ’s biostatistics students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biostatistics at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center
Yale University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking, coming in at #15. Yale is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 15 ’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Duke University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking, coming in at #16. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 51 ’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Georgetown University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking. Georgetown University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 ’s biostatistics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Boston University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 51 diplomas to qualified ’s biostatistics students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #19, University of Louisville did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major list. UofL is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking. U-M is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 57 ’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, University of Scranton did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major list. University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #22, University of Nebraska Medical Center did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major list. UNMC is a small public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 2 ’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full University of Nebraska Medical Center Biostatistics Report
Grand Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking, coming in at #23. Allendale, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s biostatistics degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 8 ’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Pennsylvania ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 19 ’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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