<p>From FSU webpages:</p>
<p>"Students pursuing a doctorate in biostatistics at FSU will be granted a significant amount of flexibility in pursuing their degrees, McGee said.</p>
<p>"Biostatisticians play an important role in interdisciplinary research programs in the life, social, biological and computational sciences," he said. "Therefore, students pursuing a Ph.D. in biostatistics will take coursework that brings them to the frontiers of knowledge in both statistics and biostatistics. However, they also will take coursework in medicine, biology, computer science, life science and epidemiology, among other areas, in order to develop as true interdisciplinary scientists."</p>
<p>The nationwide shortage of biostatisticians means that there are positions available in:</p>
<pre><code>* Academiain university departments of mathematics, biostatistics, statistics, public health, epidemiology, and in the biological, medical, agricultural and environmental sciences.
* Industrypharmaceutical, biotechnology, food science, nutrition, genome data banks, agribusiness, biochemical, software, statistical consulting, biostatistical and environmental consulting, medical diagnostic and therapeutic technology, medical informatics, medical clinical trials, life insurance, health insurance, health care and HMOs, think tanks, health policy, etc.
* Governmentfederal agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration, the Census Bureau, the National Biological Survey, the National Forest Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control; state agencies such as health offices and environmental agencies.
* International Agenciesthe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Health Organization, to name two.
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<p>The job prospects for a new graduate armed with a Ph.D. in biostatistics are quite promising, McGee said.</p>
<p>"Straight out of school, a graduate could expect a starting salary between $90,000 and $100,000 in an industry position; between $65,000 and $75,000 in academia; in the $65,000 range in the federal government; and less with state agencies."</p>
<p>To read more about FSU's new doctoral program in biostatistics, visit <a href="http://www.stat.fsu.edu%5B/url%5D">www.stat.fsu.edu</a>.</p>
<p>See: <a href="http://fsu.edu/news/2007/05/02/stat.phd/%5B/url%5D">http://fsu.edu/news/2007/05/02/stat.phd/</a></p>