Biostatistics at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372.

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

UF Biostatistics Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Biostatistics

Online Classes Are Available at UF

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UF does offer online education options in biostatistics for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

UF 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 UF

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

UF Biostatistics Master’s Program

50% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biostatistics master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biostatistics each year. UF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the biostatistics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	12
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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Medical Scientists	3,470	$82,990
Biological Scientists	1,770	$71,200
Statisticians	630	$81,960

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
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