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2024 Best Biostatistics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

14 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
334 Biostatistics Degrees Awarded
Biostatistics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #382 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for biostatistics students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 334 degrees in biostatistics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Biostatistics School

Best Biostatistics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of biostatistics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for biostatistics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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

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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 in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Biostatistics in the Middle Atlantic Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the biostatistics degree levels they offer.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Biostatistics

1
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 country 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 approximately 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

Every student who is interested in biostatistics needs to check out University of Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

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

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
31 Biostatistics Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in biostatistics has to check out Georgetown University. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were about 31 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
58.6% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a degree in biostatistics. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 29 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA

Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were roughly 16 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD

Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

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

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In DC

GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were about 12 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ

Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the city of New Brunswick. This university ranks 3rd out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 6 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 5 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

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

UD is a very large public university located in the suburb of Newark. This university ranks 1st out of 4 colleges for overall quality in the state of Delaware.

There were approximately 1 biostatistics students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Biostatistics Colleges by State

Explore the best biostatistics colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 175
Pennsylvania 978 55
Maryland 618 17
New Jersey 614 6
District of Columbia 441 43
Delaware 345 1

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Bioinformatics 264
Computational Biology 81
Biometry/Biometrics 74
Biomathematics 3

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