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The Biostatistics program from Portland State University prepares you to pursue a career as an intermediate-level biostatistician or for doctoral programs in Biostatistics. Our students come from very diverse backgrounds such as mathematics and statistics, chemistry, biology, medicine, economics, and psychology.

Our Biostatistics MS degree qualifies you for jobs in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Our graduates have been employed by local, state, and federal public health agencies, health and medical centers, pharmaceutical companies, device manufacturers, and research institutions. If you choose to continue to doctoral studies, our Biostatistics Masters degree provides you with first-rate preparation and a highly competitive CV.

Careers

Our alumni are prepared for careers in biomedical and public health research, industry, or doctoral programs, with skills directly applicable to practice.

Graduates of the MS in Biostatistics program have been employed by local, state, and federal public health agencies, health and medical centers, pharmaceutical companies, device manufacturers, and research institutions.

Programme Structure

Students graduating from this track will be able to:

Apply appropriate principles of research design and population-based concepts to assess health problems.

Apply appropriate descriptive and inferential statistical methods to analyze risk determinants of disease and health conditions.

Apply descriptive and inferential statistical methods that are appropriate to the different study designs used in public health research.

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Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

54 SCH

54-60

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Portland, United States

Disciplines

Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 264 other Masters in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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General requirements

Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
Strong grades in math, statistics or quantitative coursework
Conferred Undergraduate Degree from an accredited or governmentally – recognized university
One college level Statistics course
One year (two semesters or three quarters) of college-level calculus
Statement of Purpose
Additional Statements
Curriculum vitae or resume
Three Letters of Recommendation
Official Transcripts

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

8724 USD / year

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Out-of-State

8724 USD / year

≈ 8724 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

5724 USD / year

≈ 5724 USD / year

Living costs

Portland

United States

1271 - 2262 USD / month

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