Biostatistics at University of Kansas
What traits are you looking for in a biostatistics school? To help you decide if University of Kansas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biostatistics program.KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 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.
KU Biostatistics Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Biostatistics
Online Classes Are Available at KU
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? KU offers distance education options for biostatistics at the following degree levels:
KU Biostatistics Rankings
There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in biostatistics, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Biostatistics Student Demographics at KU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biostatistics majors at University of Kansas.
KU Biostatistics Master’s Program
In the biostatistics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas with a master's in biostatistics.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Related Majors
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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.
Occupation | Jobs in KS | Average Salary in KS |
---|---|---|
Medical Scientists | 560 | $81,190 |
Health Specialties Professors | 380 | $84,400 |
Natural Sciences Managers | 250 | $127,440 |
Biological Scientists | 250 | $64,560 |
Statisticians | 130 | $89,250 |
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 Arnhem under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.