• Brown University offers M.Sc in Biostatistics program for a duration of 1.5 -2 years.
  • This is an on-campus and Full-time course.
  • The master's program in biostatistics provides advanced training in the theory and application of statistical methods in public health, clinical medicine and the biological sciences.
  • The Master’s Program (A.M. and Sc.M.) in Biostatistics provides advanced training in the theory and application of statistical methods in public health, clinical medicine, and the biological sciences.  
  • The program is designed to provide advanced training for a heterogeneous audience that includes individuals pursuing careers as professional statisticians or data analysts in industry, government or academia, those contemplating doctoral study in biostatistics, and established researchers seeking advanced training in biostatistics.
  • For Brown undergraduates, they offer a fifth-year Master’s (AM) degree that can be completed in one year after receiving the bachelor’s degree.
  • The A.M. program is also open to Brown Graduate students pursuing a master’s degree in a secondary field through the University’s Open Graduate Education Program (OGE). 
  • This program can be completed in two ways:

    • M.Sc. Non-Thesis: The M.Sc. non-thesis program is designed to expose students to a wide range of topics including statistical methods for epidemiology, generalized linear models, survival analysis, longitudinal data, and clinical trials.  It requires research project(6 credits), required course (24 credits) and complementary courses(18 credits).

    • M.Sc.Thesis: M.Sc. thesis students study a foundational set of courses, and write a thesis on a topic of their choice. Thesis students should have a strong interest in research. These students are well-placed to either continue in a Ph.D. program or to work in academic research in statistics; they will also have relevant qualifications for the pharmaceutical industry and government. It requires thesis couse (21 credits) and required course (24 credits).

  • Job opportunities after the M.Sc in  Biostatistics, and the average salary goes up to 78,808USD.