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Doctor's Degree in Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Doctor’s Degrees in Epidemiology and Biostatistics

25 Yearly Graduations
64% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1 schools in the United States where you can get your doctor's degree in epidemiology and biostatistics. In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 16% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 44.0% of epidemiology and biostatistics graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 25 people earned their doctor's degree in epidemiology and biostatistics. This makes it the 594th most popular doctor's degree program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in epidemiology and biostatistics at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Graduate Certificate 33
Doctor’s Degree 25
Master’s Degree 22

Earnings of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for epidemiology and biostatistics majors with their doctor's degree due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for epidemiology and biostatistics students who are doctor's degree holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their doctor's degree in epidemiology and biostatistics. About 64.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 9
Women 16
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The racial-ethnic distribution of epidemiology and biostatistics doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 2
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There are 1 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in epidemiology and biostatistics. Learn more about the most popular 1 below:

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
4 Yearly Graduations
80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The most popular school in the United States for epidemiology and biostatistics students seekinga doctor's degree is University of Kentucky. Each year, around 29,900 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $11,849 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $12,967 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 4 people received their doctor's degree in epidemiology and biostatistics from UK. Of these students, 80% were women and 20% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to epidemiology and biostatistics that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Epidemiology 407
Ecology 174
Evolutionary Biology 121
Marine Biology 86
Other Ecology & Systematics Biology 56

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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