Job Outlook

Careers are available in academic, governmental, non-governmental, and private industry settings. Statistical skills are in high demand; starting salaries for our mMasters graduates typically range from $65,000 to $80,000. Recent graduates have been hired at publicly funded research institutions including: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Texas, Stanford University, the Food and Drug Administration, and also at private companies including St. Jude Medical, Eli Lilly, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Merck, 3M, and Affymetrix. Of our MS students who graduated between 2018 and 2020, 58% were employed in the private sector, 20% as a statistician affiliated with a university organization, and 22% enrolled in a PhD program.

What Do Graduates Do?

A degree in biostatistics provides broad technical training that is marketable to a broad range of employers, leading to a wide range of potential jobs. Of our MS students who graduated between 2018 and 2020, for those who were employed in the private sector or are affiliated with a university organization, job titles include Statistical Programmer, Statistical Modeling Consultant, Data Scientist, Software Developer, and Biostatistician.