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Biostatistics at Northwestern University

Biostatistics at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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

Northwestern Biostatistics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biostatistics

Northwestern Biostatistics Rankings

Biostatistics Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Biostatistics Master’s Program

83% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of biostatistics master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 7
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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Health Specialties Professors 10,070 $105,140
Medical Scientists 3,510 $87,660
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Statisticians 1,820 $89,040
Biological Scientists 590 $84,180

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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