Bioinformatics & Biostatistics Master's in South Africa

South Africa offers very affordable Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. The ‘Rainbow Nation’ excels in disciplines like Development Studies, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences. Tuition fees are among the lowest in the world, and many study programmes are taught in English. International students also enjoy low costs of living and have the opportunity to explore South Africa’s beautiful cities and landscape, which includes Table Mountain, the Garden Route, and gorgeous beaches.

Bioinformatics degrees combine advanced knowledge of Biology with software programming, machine learning, data mining and interpretation. Bioinformatics scientists gather biological data and turn it into digestible, comprehensive information that is used for research. You'll study coding languages as well as genetics and genomics that will help develop treatments and prevention methods for genetic diseases. Bioinformatics graduates start interdisciplinary careers in medical research, pharmaceutical companies, and software development.