Biostatistics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill stacks up to those at other schools.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 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.

UNC Chapel Hill Biostatistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biostatistics
• Master’s Degree in Biostatistics

UNC Chapel Hill Biostatistics Rankings

The biostatistics major at UNC Chapel Hill is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biostatistics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in biostatistics, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biostatistics Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biostatistics majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Biostatistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of biostatistics bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biostatistics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in biostatistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	10
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNC Chapel Hill Biostatistics Master’s Program

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. UNC Chapel Hill does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the biostatistics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Bioinformatics

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Medical Scientists	4,500	$98,740
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Statisticians	1,500	$101,010
Biological Scientists	1,070	$83,380

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Marchmain05 under License

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