Biostatistics at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 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.

Vanderbilt Biostatistics Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Biostatistics

Vanderbilt Biostatistics Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in biostatistics, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biostatistics Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Biostatistics Master’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of biostatistics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biostatistics each year. Vanderbilt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 60% more men than average.

In the biostatistics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

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

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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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Medical Scientists	1,370	$81,390
Statisticians	590	$74,450
Natural Sciences Managers	500	$111,670
Biological Scientists	370	$67,690

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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