Overview

The PhD in Biostatistics at Boston University is jointly administered by the Department of Biostatistics at the School of Public Health and the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.

The program meets the needs of the health professional who wishes to continue with public health training and achieve a higher and more specialized degree and the statistician who wishes to specialize in statistical methods for biomedical or epidemiologic applications.

What you will learn

Students who complete the PhD program will gain knowledge in probability, statistical inference and hypothesis testing, the design and conduct of experimental and epidemiological studies, statistical computation, and data analysis.

Programme Structure

Research interests of the faculty include:

multivariate analysis
survival analysis
medical statistics
clinical trials methodology
statistical genetics
surveillance
robust statistics
longitudinal data analysis
time series
regression
estimation theory
the design of experiments

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

64 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 75 other PhDs in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

At least the equivalent of bachelor of arts degree; no specific undergraduate major is required
One year of calculus, including multivariate calculus
One full semester of linear algebra
Unofficial transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
1-2 pages personal statement
Three letters of recommendation
Official report of TOEFL scores for applicants whose native language is not English
Previous coursework document

Tuition Fee

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International

63798 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 63798 USD per year during 84 months.
National

63798 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 63798 USD per year during 84 months.
In-State

63798 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 63798 USD per year during 84 months.

Living costs for Boston

1560 - 3239 USD /month

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