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Biostatistics at University of California - Berkeley

Biostatistics at University of California - Berkeley

Every biostatistics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biostatistics program at University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327.

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

UC Berkeley Biostatistics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biostatistics

UC Berkeley Biostatistics Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in biostatistics, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biostatistics Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Biostatistics Master’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of biostatistics master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biostatistics each year. UC Berkeley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

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In the biostatistics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley 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 1
International Students 1
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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists 26,080 $102,550
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770
Biological Scientists 11,010 $91,340
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Statisticians 5,650 $99,860

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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