Biostatistics at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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 Michigan - Ann Arbor stacks up to those at other schools.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has a total student population of 47,907.

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

U-M Biostatistics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biostatistics

U-M Biostatistics Rankings

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in biostatistics, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biostatistics Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Biostatistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of biostatistics master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biostatistics each year. U-M does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Bioinformatics

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Medical Scientists	2,550	$67,960
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Statisticians	780	$80,920
Biological Scientists	450	$75,110

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.