MS

Careers

Recent graduates hold the following positions:

• Opioid compliance specialist, Georgia Dept. of Public Health
• Actuarial analyst, Highmark Health
• Biostatistician, Ichan School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai
• Statistician, Mayo Clinic
• Business analyst, PNC Financial Services
• Biostatistician, University of Pittsburgh Dept. of Critical Care Medicine
• Biostatistician, University of Pittsburgh Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery
• Data analyst, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
• Statistician, University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work

Recent Thesis Titles

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MS Competencies

All graduates with an MS in BIostatistics will be able to...

• Address health problems by appropriate problem definition, study design, data collection, data management, statistical analysis, and interpretation of results
• Demonstrate mastery of the theory underlying statistical methods
• Understand and implement innovative statistical approaches
• Communicate biostatistical analyses to individuals with varying degrees of statistical knowledge
• Apply research design principles to problems in public health
• Recognize strengths and weaknesses of approaches, including alternative designs, data sources, and analytic methods
• Determine the data best suited to address public health issues, program planning, and program evaluation

Requirements

• 40 credits, including:
• Coursework in fundamentals of statistical theory and applications
• A statistical consulting practicum
• Coursework in epidemiology and public health
• Thesis involving innovative data analysis or related to an internship experience

program information

MS Two-year Schedule (PDF)
MS Eighteen-month Schedule (PDF)
MS Degree Requirements Worksheet (PDF, 2021-22)
Student Handbook (PDF, 2020-21)

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