Biostatistics at University of Southern California

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 Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

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

USC Biostatistics Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Biostatistics

USC Biostatistics Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in biostatistics, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biostatistics Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Biostatistics Master’s Program

57% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biostatistics master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biostatistics each year. USC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	12
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 Southern California.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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