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PhD Biostatistics at University of Maryland, College Park

University of Maryland, College Park, United States

Programme overview

The doctoral program in biostatistics is designed for students with a strong quantitative background and an interest in public health and biomedical research. The program emphasizes biostatistical methodology as well as the practice of biostatistics and data science in public health. It will address the workforce shortage in the field of biostatistics while producing future leaders and scholars in public health and biomedical data science.

Faculty: Public Health  |  Duration: 48 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: College Park, MD, United States

What you will study

Required courses include Categorical Data Analysis, Applied Survival Data Analysis, Longitudinal Data Analysis, Foundations of Epidemiology, Foundations of Public Health, Mathematical Statistics I. The degree requires 48 credits in total.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 48 credits

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.umd.edu/admissions

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