{"id":5,"date":"2019-02-19T15:50:30","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T20:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics-ms\/bioinformatics-ms\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T13:05:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T17:05:53","slug":"bioinformatics-ms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics-ms\/","title":{"rendered":"Bioinformatics MS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row introduction\">\n<p class=\"title main-title\">Study bioinformatics where it started.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row top-slide\">\n<div class=\"col-12 hed-slideshow\"><div class=\"bu-slideshow-container bio-slides autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-41\" data-slideshow-name=\"bio-slides\" data-slideshow-delay=\"5000\" style=\"width: auto; \"><div class='slideshow-loader active'><div class='loader-animation'><\/div><p>loading slideshow...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-slides\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow transition-slide\" id=\"bu-slideshow-41\"><li id=\"bu-slideshow-41_0\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-top-left\"><img src=\"\/bioinformatics-ms\/files\/2019\/05\/17-1454-CILSE1-028-900X600.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-top-left\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-title\">Be in demand. Very in demand.<\/p><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Bioinformatics is a booming field with excellent career opportunities. BU\u2019s job placement is particularly impressive: 98% of alumni are employed in the field, at an average starting salary of $119,500! We have an extensive alumni network, so you\u2019ll never lack for connections. And our location in Boston\u2014the heart of the industry\u2014puts opportunity at your doorstep.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-41_1\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-top-left\"><img src=\"\/bioinformatics-ms\/files\/2019\/05\/19-1111-STOCK-155-900X600.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-top-left\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-title\">Internships: get experience before you graduate.<\/p><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Internship opportunities abound in Boston, the very heart of the bioinformatics industry. BU students are especially coveted. In fact, MS students have completed internships at more than 100 labs, hospitals, universities, and biotech companies, including AstraZeneca, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, the BROAD Institute, Novartis, Pfizer, Massachusetts General Hospital and Biogen.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-41_2\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-top-left\"><img src=\"\/bioinformatics-ms\/files\/2019\/05\/17-1802-STOCK-104-900X600.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-top-left\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-title\">We provide financial assistance.<\/p><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">All full-time MS students in Bioinformatics who request financial aid receive some level of tuition assistance. Merit scholarships provide partial tuition and are awarded at admission without a separate application. They are available to both international students and US citizens who demonstrate excellent academic ability, and enthusiasm and knowledge in the field. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-41_3\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-top-left\"><img src=\"\/bioinformatics-ms\/files\/2019\/05\/10-3084-BUCITYIII-029-900X600.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-top-left\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-title\">Join a dynamic student body  in a dynamic city.<\/p><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Our MS students are a diverse and close-knit group who regularly attend events, professional workshops, and research seminars together. From our annual retreat to game night to sporting events, there\u2019s something for everyone. Here, you\u2019ll live in one of the world\u2019s great cities: Boston is America\u2019s academic heart, an international hub, and the world\u2019s leading biotechnology center. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation-container\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation nav-icon\" id=\"bu-slideshow-nav-41\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-1\" class=\" active\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-2\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-3\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>3<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-4\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>4<\/span><\/a><\/li> <\/ul><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-arrows\" id=\"bu-slideshow-41_arrows\"><a class=\"bu-slideshow-arrow-left\" href=\"#\"><\/a><a class=\"bu-slideshow-arrow-right\" href=\"#\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\n\n\n<p align=\"center\"> <img src=\"\/bioinformatics-ms\/files\/2019\/03\/graph.png\" align=\"center\"><\/p>\n\n\n--><\/p>\n<div class=\"row invest-sq\">\n<p class=\"title\">An MS with a great ROI<\/p>\n<div class=\"color-sq sq-1\">\n<p class=\"stat-number\">98%<\/p>\n<p class=\"stat\">of our alumni are employed in the field<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"color-sq sq-2\">\n<p class=\"stat-number\">120 total<\/p>\n<p class=\"stat\">different internship placements<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"color-sq sq-3\">\n<p class=\"stat-number\">70%<\/p>\n<p class=\"stat\">of our alumni live in the Boston area<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"color-sq sq-4\">\n<p class=\"stat-number\">$119,500<\/p>\n<p class=\"stat\">average starting salary with an MS in Bioinformatics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row ms-container\">\n<div class=\"col-12 ms-req-box\">\n<div class=\"ms-info\">\n<p class=\"title\">The BU Master of Science in Bioinformatics<\/p>\n<p>Prepare for cutting-edge industry positions in bioinformatics, data analysis, and computational biology, or for further study at the doctoral level. The program offers great flexibility\u2014you can enroll full-time and earn your degree in as little as 12 months or opt for part-time studies.<\/p>\n<p>Students must complete 32 credits, which consist of core courses plus a choice of advanced electives, which include machine learning, data science, cancer biology and many others. Students demonstrate mastery of the core subject matter through the completion of a 400-hour internship project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"apps\">Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/admissions\/\"><button class=\"read-more\">apply now<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row bio-box\">\n<p class=\"title\">Why BU?<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 bio-1\">\n<h5>Boston University is a pioneer in bioinformatics.<\/h5>\n<p>Our MS program, the first of its kind, was founded in 1999 and remains one of the most respected in the world. We\u2019ve developed a rigorous program flexible enough for pursuing your specific interests, with training in science, engineering, medicine, and ethics of 21st-century cell biology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 bio-2\">\n<h5>The results speak for themselves.<\/h5>\n<p>We remain among the top bioinformatics programs with alumni in great demand\u201498% are employed in the field, 70% of them in the Boston area. It\u2019s no coincidence we also have 100% internship sourcing with positions at more than 100 labs, hospitals, universities, and biotech companies. Among them: BIO-RAD, Boston Childrens Hospital, Finch Therapeutics, Genentech, Illumina, Merck and Takeda.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 bio-3\">\n<h5>Tuition assistance is available<\/h5>\n<p>to full-time students through merit scholarships, which provide partial tuition and require no separate application.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 bio-4\">\n<h5>You\u2019ll be part of a dynamic group.<\/h5>\n<p>The bioinformatics student body is a diverse, close-knit group both academically and socially. You\u2019re bound to share interests with many of them and you can count on them for support both during your time at BU and throughout your career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 bio-5\">\n<h5>You\u2019ll live and study in Boston.<\/h5>\n<p>It\u2019s a revolutionary city, full of history and diversity with international connections. 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