Overview

Biostatistics offered by McGill University play key roles in designing studies—from helping to formulate the questions that can be answered by data collection to the decisions on how best to collect the data—and in analyzing the resulting data. Our biostatistics faculty work in close collaboration with epidemiologists, clinicians, public health specialists, basic scientists, and other health researchers. They also develop new statistical methods for such data. Students will take courses, and may do research, on topics such as:

generalized linear models;

longitudinal data;

mathematical statistics;

causal inference;

statistical methods for epidemiology;

survival analysis.

Key facts

The Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health has one of the largest concentrations of Ph.D.-level statisticians in health sciences in any Canadian university. Faculty members may have funding available for students through their research grants. We provide rich research environments at five university-affiliated hospitals, public health agencies, and university research centres. Graduates pursue careers in academia, clinical settings, government agencies, NGOs, and industry.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Project/Practicum in Biostatistics

Epidemiology: Statistical models

Epidemiology: Regression Models

Generalized Linear Models

Honours Regression and Analysis of Variance

Mathematical Statistics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

86

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

48 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Montréal, Canada

Disciplines

Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 25 other Masters in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics in Canada

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Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

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86

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General requirements

Online application and application fee

Transcripts

Letters of recommendation

Personal statement

Writing sample/portfolio

A research supervisor

Study permits/student visas

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Tuition Fees

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20726 CAD / year

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9446 CAD / year

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Quebec Residents: 1,513.35CAD

Living costs

Montréal

Canada

1074 - 1759 CAD / month

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