<p>There are no “booms” in the “bio job” market. There is no bio job market.
A “biostatistician” (whatever that is) is just a statistician. There should be no reason to need a biology degree for a job like that. You would instead need a math degree or a heavy math concentration. You could probably even get enough math in some business programs to get a job as a “biostatistician.” If that didn’t work out you would still have a much more marketable degree than biology. </p>
<p>Years ago, just having a college degree in almost any major was worthwhile and opened doors. That is no longer the case. You must choose carefully.</p>
<p>I majored in biology and have regretted it ever since.</p>