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2024 Best Biostatistics Schools

70 Colleges in the United States
1,275 Biostatistics Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in biostatistics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #382 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 70 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Biostatistics Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,275 degrees in biostatistics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Biostatistics School

Best Biostatistics Schools Your choice of biostatistics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Biostatistics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Biostatistics Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Biostatistics
Master's Degrees in Biostatistics
Doctor's Degrees in Biostatistics

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biostatistics Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Biostatistics in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the biostatistics degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Schools in Biostatistics

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
54 Biostatistics Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Harvard University if you wish to pursue a degree in biostatistics. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were approximately 54 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
155 Biostatistics Degrees Awarded

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in biostatistics. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 155 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in biostatistics has to look into University of Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA

University of Southern California is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in biostatistics. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 15 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

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Brown University
Providence, RI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In RI

Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.

There were roughly 17 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO

Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were roughly 13 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
32 Biostatistics Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were roughly 32 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
27.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 29 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

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Yale University
New Haven, CT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
4.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.

There were roughly 22 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN

Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 27 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Biostatistics Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
12 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
13 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
14 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
15 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX
16 Georgetown University Washington, DC
17 New York University New York, NY

Biostatistics by Region

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Biostatistics is one of 4 different types of Biomathematics & Bioinformatics programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Biostatistics

Related Major Annual Graduates
Bioinformatics 1,156
Computational Biology 209
Biomathematics 169
Biometry/Biometrics 148

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