Northwestern MS in Biostatistics Program
The Master of Science in Biostatistics provides graduate biostatistics training for students who intend to plan, direct and execute health research and/or analyze health data.
Students will earn their MS degree in one year, commencing in the summer quarter of 2024. Past graduates have found jobs in pharmaceutical companies, consulting firms, academia, and some have pursued PhD degrees in Biostatistics.
About the Program
The Master of Science in Biostatistics is a 12-month, fulltime degree program that begins in mid-June (summer quarter). It can also be completed in 24 months of part-time enrollment in daytime classes. Classes take place on Northwestern’s Chicago campus.
Three concentration options address a variety of student goals: Population Health Analytics, Statistical Bioinformatics and Statistical Methods and Practice. All students complete a collaborative thesis project involving biostatistics and medical research faculty and based on human population or statistical methods/simulation.
Concentrations
Population Health Analytics
This concentration is designed for college graduates or students with professional degrees (e.g., MD, DO, allied health professionals) who intend to plan, direct and execute health research. This concentration emphasizes both biostatistical and epidemiological methods for population health research.
Statistical Bioinformatics
This concentration prepares students to work as statistical analysts or programmers on research teams. Courses emphasize biostatistics, cutting-edge computation and analysis of genomics and other bioinformatics “big data.”
Statistical Methods & Practice
This concentration prepares students to work as statistical analysts or programmers on research teams. Courses emphasize a broad range of statistical theory, methods and computation for data from health and medical research settings.
A complete brochure of information is available here.
Admissions Deadline: December 15. Please visit https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/biostatistics/admissions/index.html for application information!