Bachelor of Science in Biostatistics

Saint Louis University's Bachelor of Science in Biostatistics is offered through the College for Public Health and Social Justice, which is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. Using the American Statistical Association's guidelines for undergraduate data science programs, SLU's curriculum trains students in managing, analyzing and interpreting data within the context of public health and health care. Students gain skills that prepare them to enter the workforce or pursue graduate school after graduation. Biostatistics is a major for students interested in using data to understand and address questions about health and wellness. Biostatisticians use analytic skills and critical thinking to work with data and answer questions currently challenging public health and health care today, such as: How can genomic data be used to understand the role of genetics in the risk, treatment and prognosis of disease. How is climate change impacting disease occurrence in our communities. How do neighborhood environments impact chronic disease. How can medical records and insurance data be used to better understand health outcomes and direct disease prevention. Students can volunteer with health care organizations and agencies that serve under-resourced communities, assist faculty with research projects and apply to national internships and summer programs in data science. Internships can be completed on a volunteer basis or for general elective academic credit. Students can also join various student organizations to meet biostatistics classmates and engage in additional service, networking and leadership opportunities. Graduates will be able to appropriately communicate statistical results. Graduates will be able to apply the public health model to biostatistical work. 

Career Path 

Graduate career path includes Biostatistician, Data Analyst (Healthcare), Public Health Analyst, Research Assistant (Medical/Health Sciences), Clinical Research Coordinator, Epidemiology Assistant, Genetic Data Analyst, Biometrician, Bioinformatics Analyst, Statistical Programmer, Population Health Analyst, Health Policy Analyst, Pharmaceutical Data Analyst, Outcomes Research Analyst, Biostatistics Consultant,Quality Assurance Analyst (Clinical Trials), Environmental Health Data Analyst, Survey Statistician, Global Health Data Analyst, Medical Device Data Analyst, Academic Research Assistant, Government Health Statistician, Nonprofit/Public Health Data Specialist, Cancer Research Data Analyst, Infectious Disease Data Analyst, Health Informatics Specialist.