生物统计学集中精力为您准备将统计方法和相关数据管理/挖掘技术应用于健康科学，医学和生物学方面的问题的准备。课程工作将使您了解通常用于分析不同类型与健康相关的数据的统计方法，并为他们提供机会自行应用这些方法。您将有机会与社区的教职员工和领导者合作，将研究技能应用于与公共卫生相关的实际项目。在公共卫生硕士课程中，我们的学生完成核心公共卫生课程以及针对其集中领域的课程的课程。学生通常需要两年时间才能完成MPH学位（三个学期的课程学习和一个学期的应用学习经验）。
The study of biostatistics enables you to contribute valuable data to the understanding of all types of public health issuesfrom the causes and origins of disease to the efficacy of specific medical treatments to the effects of environmental hazards. With this concentration, you will learn to apply statistical methods, along with related data management and mining techniques, to problems in various fields, such as health sciences, medicine, and biology. In addition to the core, foundational studies required for the Master of Public Health degree, you can select from a rich list of courses in experimental analysis and research design, multivariate statistical analysis, and other advanced statistical methodologies. You may choose to earn a secondary major in epidemiology. You will also have many opportunities to balance your theoretical knowledge with professional experience, including research, teaching, and service projects with IU faculty. To complete your degree, you will spend your last semester on an applied practice experience, working directly in the field setting that will prepare you for positions such as medical data analyst, clinical trials supervisor, or statistical consultant.