Biostatistics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

If you plan to study biostatistics, take a look at what University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092.

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

UNC Chapel Hill Biostatistics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biostatistics
Master’s Degree in Biostatistics

UNC Chapel Hill 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 UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biostatistics majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Biostatistics Master’s Program

52% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of biostatistics master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biostatistics each year. UNC Chapel Hill does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the biostatistics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Medical Scientists	4,500	$98,740
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Statisticians	1,500	$101,010
Biological Scientists	1,070	$83,380

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.

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National Center for Education Statistics
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