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Biostatistics at George Washington University

Biostatistics at George Washington University

If you are interested in studying biostatistics, you may want to check out the program at George Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year.

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

GWU Biostatistics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biostatistics

GWU Biostatistics Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in biostatistics, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biostatistics Student Demographics at GWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biostatistics majors at George Washington University.

GWU Biostatistics Master’s Program

56% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biostatistics master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biostatistics each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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In the biostatistics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Biostatistics Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Statisticians 1,240 $104,310
Natural Sciences Managers 1,200 $132,310
Medical Scientists 580 $104,280
Biological Scientists 520 $104,460

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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