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Biostatistics at University of California - Los Angeles

Biostatistics at University of California - Los Angeles

What traits are you looking for in a biostatistics school? To help you decide if University of California - Los Angeles is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biostatistics program.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 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.

UCLA Biostatistics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biostatistics

UCLA Biostatistics Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in biostatistics, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biostatistics Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Biostatistics Master’s Program

52% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of biostatistics master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biostatistics each year. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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In the biostatistics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 16
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 - Los Angeles.

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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