Biostatistics at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you are interested in studying biostatistics, you may want to check out the program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 students attend the school each year.

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Biostatistics Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Biostatistics

Rutgers New Brunswick Biostatistics Rankings

Biostatistics Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biostatistics majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick Biostatistics Master’s Program

59% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biostatistics master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biostatistics each year. Rutgers New Brunswick does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the biostatistics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a master's in biostatistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Biostatistics Grads May Go Into

A degree in biostatistics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Health Specialties Professors	4,420	$109,190
Medical Scientists	2,960	$145,300
Statisticians	1,230	$116,090
Biological Scientists	370	$76,330

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
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