by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 1,330 people earned their degree in biostatistics, making the major the 382nd most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 921 biostatistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major” ranking looked at 78 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biostatistics. That schools that top this list have a program in biostatistics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree biostatistics students.
Out of the 78 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Medical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Valhalla, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s biostatistics students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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 #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major. University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences is a small public school situated in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It awarded 5 masters’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Read full report on Biostatistics at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences
Out of the 78 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 18 masters’s biostatistics 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.
Read full report on Biostatistics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Out of the 78 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s biostatistics students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Biostatistics Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Health & Science University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major list. OHSU is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Oregon Health & Science University Biostatistics Report
With a ranking of #6, Emory University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major list. Emory is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 34 masters’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #7, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biostatistics degrees to 119 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Columbia University in the City of New York Biostatistics Report
Brown University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 masters’s biostatistics degrees to qualified 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Yale University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking, coming in at #9. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s biostatistics students in 2021-2022.
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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major list. LSU Health - New Orleans is a small public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 2 masters’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
Full Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans Biostatistics Report
University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking. University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Biostatistics Report
Duke University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 47 degrees to qualified masters’s biostatistics students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Georgetown University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major list. Georgetown University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 14 masters’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
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 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%.
Harvard University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking, coming in at #14. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biostatistics degrees to 43 students 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking, coming in at #15. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 26 masters’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%.
Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Biostatistics Report
Boston University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
University of Louisville came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking. UofL is a large school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 15 masters’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s 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 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Biostatistics Report
Medical College of Wisconsin came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking. Medical College of Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 1 masters’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Biostatistics at Medical College of Wisconsin
Grand Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking, coming in at #20. Grand Valley State University is a large school located in Allendale, Michigan that handed out 15 masters’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Biostatistics at Grand Valley State University
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major ranking, coming in at #21. WUSTL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 8 masters’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 Missouri - Kansas City ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s biostatistics students in 2021-2022.
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%.
New York University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major list. NYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Los Angeles ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biostatistics degrees to 14 students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Biostatistics at University of California - Los Angeles
With a ranking of #25, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biostatistics Major list. University of Pennsylvania is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 masters’s biostatistics degrees in 2021-2022.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. 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%.
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