6 Master Programs in Biostatistics 2024

The Master's Course in Biostatistical Epidemiology and Health Research (EPIBIS) aims to provide participants with knowledge and epidemiological research methodologies that allow them to autonomously design and develop epidemiological research projects.

Epidemiology is a scientific discipline of high importance. Finding the distribution of disease, casualty assessment, source identification, control measures and the interplay of the preventive health measures with socio-political, ethical, and scientific factors forms the backbone of this unique science.

A biostatistician is an important member of many research teams. Working in close partnership with researchers across a wide array of scientific disciplines, a biostatistician designs studies and develops statistical tools to extract meaning from complex data.

The Johns Hopkins Department of Biostatistics ScM program is intended for individuals who have demonstrated excellence at the undergraduate level in quantitative or biological sciences and prepares them for a career as a professional statistician. The ScM program typically takes two years, with the first eighteen months spent in didactic coursework and the final six months spent working closely with a departmental faculty member in a master's thesis project.

The masters' programs in Biostatistics provide advanced training in the theory and application of statistical methods in public health, clinical medicine, and the biological sciences.

In recent years data that are collected in clinical research and public health have increased in volume and complexity. This was enhanced even further by the scientific revolution in molecular biology and genetics, and its impact on health and the environment.