2024 Best Biostatistics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in biostatistics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #154 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of biostatistics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 34 master's degrees in biostatistics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on biostatistics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of biostatistics students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biostatistics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for biostatistics students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Biostatistics Schools

The biostatistics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Biostatistics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Biostatistics in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in biostatistics.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Biostatistics

1

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston if you want to pursue a master's degree in biostatistics. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in biostatistics from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

2

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

It is hard to beat University of Arizona if you want to pursue a master's degree in biostatistics. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the city of Tucson.More information about a master’s in biostatistics from University of Arizona

Best Biostatistics Colleges by State

Explore the best biostatistics schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	542	29
Arizona	322	0
Oklahoma	257	5

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Biostatistics Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Biomathematics & Bioinformatics area of study, Biostatistics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Bioinformatics	66
Biometry/Biometrics	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.