Biomathematics & Bioinformatics at Duke University

Every biomathematics & bioinformatics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biomathematics program at Duke University stacks up to those at other schools.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biomathematics & Bioinformatics section at the bottom of this page.

Duke Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biomathematics
• Master’s Degree in Biomathematics

Duke Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Rankings

The biomathematics major at Duke is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biomathematics & Bioinformatics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in biomathematics, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biomathematics Student Demographics at Duke

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biomathematics majors at Duke University.

Duke Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biomathematics bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a bachelor's in biomathematics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Duke Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biomathematics master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a master's in biomathematics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Biomathematics & Bioinformatics

Biomathematics & Bioinformatics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Duke University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biostatistics	32
Biomathematics	5

Related Majors

• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Genetics
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology

Careers That Biomathematics Grads May Go Into

A degree in biomathematics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Software Applications Developers	30,580	$103,280
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Computer Workers	5,940	$88,650
Medical Scientists	4,500	$98,740
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bjoertvedt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.