2025 Best Biostatistics Doctor's Degree Schools

Ranked #84 in popularity, biostatistics is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 12 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of biostatistics. Combined, these schools handed out 284 doctor's degrees in biostatistics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Biostatistics School for Your Doctor's Degree

The biostatistics doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality biostatistics program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on biostatistics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of biostatistics students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biostatistics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for biostatistics students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Biostatistics Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biostatistics Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Biostatistics in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for biostatistics students seeking a a doctor's degree.

10 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Biostatistics

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in biostatistics needs to check out University of California - Los Angeles. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in biostatistics from University of California - Los Angeles

2

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in biostatistics. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in biostatistics from Columbia University in the City of New York

3

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in biostatistics needs to take a look at University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in biostatistics from University of Pennsylvania

4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in biostatistics. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a doctorate in biostatistics from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

5

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in biostatistics from University of California - San Diego

6

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in biostatistics from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

7

Brown University
Providence, RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence.More information about a doctorate in biostatistics from Brown University

8

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in biostatistics from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

9

Boston University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in biostatistics from Boston University

10

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle.More information about a doctorate in biostatistics from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Biostatistics by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Biostatistics Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Biomathematics & Bioinformatics area of study, Biostatistics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Biostatistics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Bioinformatics	164
Computational Biology	106
Biomathematics	39
Biometry/Biometrics	13

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.