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
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Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 73 other PhDs in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
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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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63798 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 63798 USD per year during 84 months. -
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63798 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 63798 USD per year during 84 months.
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