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Epidemiology at Boston University

Epidemiology at Boston University

If you plan to study epidemiology, take a look at what Boston University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718.

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

Boston U Epidemiology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Epidemiology

Boston U Epidemiology Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in epidemiology, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Epidemiology Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the epidemiology majors at Boston University.

Boston U Epidemiology Master’s Program

79% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of epidemiology master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 33
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 76
International Students 75
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Careers That Epidemiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in epidemiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Medical Scientists 13,430 $92,980
Health Specialties Professors 3,460 $111,230
Epidemiologists 240 $107,670

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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