2025 Best Biostatistics Schools in North Carolina

If you plan on majoring in biostatistics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #382 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Biostatistics Schools in North Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 128 degrees in biostatistics to qualified students.

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Pick Your Biostatistics Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Biostatistics Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Biostatistics in North Carolina

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the biostatistics degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top North Carolina Schools in Biostatistics

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

51 Biostatistics Degrees Awarded

37.3% Growth in Graduates

Duke University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in biostatistics. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a degree in biostatistics from Duke University

2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

77 Biostatistics Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in biostatistics needs to look into University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill.More information about a degree in biostatistics from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Best Biostatistics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Biostatistics Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	43
Georgia	690	53
Virginia	630	18
Tennessee	624	12
South Carolina	530	7
Kentucky	518	23
Mississippi	501	3
Alabama	500	7
Louisiana	489	13
West Virginia	410	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biostatistics

Biostatistics is one of 4 different types of Biomathematics & Bioinformatics programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Biostatistics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Bioinformatics	34
Biomathematics	9
Biometry/Biometrics	3

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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