Biomathematics & Bioinformatics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

If you are interested in studying biomathematics and bioinformatics, you may want to check out the program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 11,254. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in biomathematics.

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

MIT Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biomathematics
• Doctorate Degree in Biomathematics

MIT Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in biomathematics, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biomathematics Student Demographics at MIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biomathematics majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MIT Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in biomathematics from MIT in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in biomathematics each year. MIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the biomathematics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 60% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a master's in biomathematics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• General Biology

Careers That Biomathematics Grads May Go Into

A degree in biomathematics 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Medical Scientists	13,430	$92,980
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By InSapphoWeTrust under License

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