The decade of statistics continued with robust growth in the number of statistics and biostatistics degrees awarded annually at the bachelors and master's levels. According to the latest preliminary data release from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), bachelor's degrees grew 13 percent from 2018 to 2019 to 4,472 (44 of which are for biostatistics) and master's degrees increased 7 percent to 4,515 (768 for biostatistics), as seen in Figure 1. Doctoral degrees decreased by 4 percent to 688 (186 for biostatistics).
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