Master of Biostatistics Career Outcomes

There are several opportunities available to students during the program, as well as career options available after graduation. 

Opportunities Available While At Duke

Duke Centers

  • AI Health
  • Cancer Institute
  • Center for AIDS Research
  • Clinical Research Institute
  • Genetics & Genomics
  • Global Health Institute
  • School of Nursing

SOM Departments

  • Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Dermatology
  • Neurology
  • OB/GYN
  • Pediatrics
  • Pulmonology
  • Radiology

  • Aetna
  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • CVS Health
  • Duke/NCSU SIBS
  • Eli Lilly & Co.
  • Flatiron Health
  • U.S. FDA
  • IQVIA
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Medtronic
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital 
  • National Football League
  • Novartis
  • PharPoint
  • Regeneron
  • United Therapeutics
  • Wake Forest University

Student Outcomes

Graduates are employed in the following industries

  • Technology
  • Biotech
  • Clinical Research
  • Consulting
  • Government
  • Healthcare/Hospitals
  • Higher Education
  • Pharmaceuticals

Graduates have been employed by the following businesses:

  • American Heart Assn. 
  • Boston Children’s Hospital
  • Capital One
  • Cleveland Clinic
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute
  • Duke Cancer Institute
  • Eli Lilly & Co.
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Genentech
  • GSK 
  • IQVIA
  • SAS
  • Mass. General
  • Mayo Clinic
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering
  • Merck
  • Meta
  • Moderna
  • Parexel
  • PharPoint
  • PPD
  • Rutgers Cancer Institute

25 - 30% of each class goes on to attend a PhD program. Graduates have pursued PhD programs at the following institutions:

  • Duke Univ. Biostatistics
  • Duke Univ. Computational Biology
  • Boston University
  • Carnegie Mellon University 
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • University of Colorado
  • University of Florida
  • Georgetown University
  • George Washington University
  • University of Iowa
  • University of Minnesota
  • North Carolina State University
  • New York University
  • Ohio State University
  • Pennsylvania State University
  • Purdue University
  • Rutgers University
  • Stanford University
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • UT Health Houston
  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • University of Toronto
  • University of California, Santa Barbara
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Southern California
  • University of Washington
  • University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Yale University

Salary

Starting Salary for Master of Biostatistics Graduates 2025

  • Avg. $82,000
  • Up to $100,000

Additional Compensation:

  • Relocation Packages
  • Retirement Matching
  • Signing Bonuses
  • Stock Options
  • Health Insurance