Overview
Biostatistics from University of California, Berkeley introduces you to many issues in the health, medical and biological sciences that are addressed by collecting and exploring relevant data. The development and application of techniques to better understand such data is a fundamental concern of our program.
Careers
- Many doctoral graduates accept faculty positions in schools of public health, medicine, and statistics and/or math departments at colleges and universities, both in the United States and abroad. Some graduates take research positions, including with pharmaceutical companies, hospital research units, non-profits, and within the tech sector.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Biostatistics
- Statistics
- Environmental health,
- Epidemiology,
- Genomics
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 73 other PhDs in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
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General requirements
- A Master’s degree in Biostatistics or a related field is recommended but not required for admission to the PhD program. Strongly recommended prerequisite courses are calculus, linear algebra, and statistics.
- Applicants admitted without a Master’s degree may be required to go through the Biostatistics MA curriculum; students can concurrently earn that degree with no additional cost or time to degree. Normative time to degree is 5 years.
- Students entering with a relevant master’s degree in biostatistics or statistics must have a faculty advisor who is a member of the Biostatistics Graduate Group committing funding and mentorship support.
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Tuition Fee
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12264 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6132 USD per semester during 60 months. -
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12264 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6132 USD per semester during 60 months. -
In-State
12264 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6132 USD per semester during 60 months.
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