Biostatistics at University of Florida

Every biostatistics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biostatistics program at University of Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 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.

UF Biostatistics Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Biostatistics

Online Classes Are Available at UF

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UF offers distance education options for biostatistics at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

UF Biostatistics Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in biostatistics, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biostatistics Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Biostatistics Master’s Program

50% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biostatistics master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biostatistics each year. UF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the biostatistics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	12
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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Medical Scientists	3,470	$82,990
Biological Scientists	1,770	$71,200
Statisticians	630	$81,960

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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