Summary Information:
PhD in Biostatistics
| Contact Information | Renee Albert, (206) 543-1044 |
| Department/Program Title | Biostatistics |
| Degree | PhD |
| Brief Program Description | Students earning the Ph.D. degree develop statistical theory and applications particular to the health sciences. |
| # Required Credits - Total | 100 |
| # Thesis/Dissertation Credits (Min/Max) | 36 |
| Usual Time to Complete Degree (Range) | Course Work: 2-3 years Dissertation: 2-3 years Total: 4-6 years |
| Eligibility for Certifying Exams (e.g., RD, Prev Med. Boards) | If a Ph.D. student enrolls in STAT 512 and STAT 513, he or she must take the M.S. Theory Exam in the following June for advisory purposes. Ph.D. students must also take the Ph.D. Statistical Theory exam during the summer following enrollment in STAT 581-2-3 and the Ph.D. Applied exam during the summer following enrollment in BIOST 571 and 572, or in BIOST 570 and 571, or if both STAT 581-2-3 and BIOST 570 and 571 are taken in the same year the student may elect to delay the Ph.D. Applied exam by one year. |
| Likely Careers | Academia - 80% Industry (pharmaceutical) - 10% Consulting, non-academic research institutes - 10% |
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