Department of Biostatistics

Biostatistics is a discipline that develops and applies methodology for quantitative studies in public health and biomedical research. The methodology focuses on the design and analysis of health surveys, clinical trials, prevention trials, intervention studies, longitudinal studies, and laboratory studies.

The Biostatistics concentration provides students with a general background in public health and appropriate methodological skills to work in applied settings in industry, government, and academia. Graduates with this concentration will be prepared for careers in areas that include data management, SAS programming/data analyst, clinical trials, outcomes research, and program evaluation.