Biostatistics at Michigan State University

If you plan to study biostatistics, take a look at what Michigan State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 49,695 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.

Michigan State Biostatistics Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Biostatistics

Michigan State Biostatistics Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in biostatistics, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biostatistics Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Biostatistics Master’s Program

43% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of biostatistics master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biostatistics each year. Michigan State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

In the biostatistics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Medical Scientists	2,550	$67,960
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Statisticians	780	$80,920
Biological Scientists	450	$75,110

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.

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