Overview

Jason Roy, Ph.D., Department Chair and Concentration Director

For more information about the M.S. in biostatistics degree, please visit: https://sph.rutgers.edu/academics/degree-programs/master-science-ms-degrees/master-science-biostatistics.

Master of science (M.S.) in biostatistics students will have the comprehensive knowledge and technical skills needed for planning and conducting statistical analyses for studies that are required for evidence-based medicine, epidemiology survey, and public health policy decisions. The objectives of the M.S. in biostatistics program are: 1) to educate graduate students as biostatisticians at the master's level with the ability to collaborate and consult with researchers of other disciplines in the biomedical and public health sciences; 2) to meet the need for well-trained master's-level biostatisticians for the pharmaceutical industry, medical research institutions, and public health and other governmental organizations in New Jersey and nationwide; and 3) to identify and educate promising doctoral students in biostatistics. In addition, for those graduate students who may intend to continue their studies toward a Ph.D. in biostatistics, the M.S. in biostatistics program will equip them with the necessary training and preparation for further advanced studies and research.