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Biostatistics at University of Pennsylvania

Biostatistics at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 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.

UPenn Biostatistics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biostatistics

UPenn 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 UPenn

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

UPenn Biostatistics Master’s Program

60% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biostatistics master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Health Specialties Professors 12,420 $95,160
Medical Scientists 7,970 $114,370
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Statisticians 3,710 $85,180
Biological Scientists 660 $73,550

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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