by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Human/Medical Genetics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Genetics is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Arcadia University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in genetics, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Arcadia was $780 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $27,894 | $27,894 |
| Fees | $226 | $226 |
The median early career salary of genetics students who receive their master’s degree from Arcadia is $71,015 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $0.
Online degrees for the Arcadia genetics master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Arcadia Online Learning page.
About 93.8% of the students who received their MS in genetics in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 76.4%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in genetics at Arcadia in 2019-2020, 12.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 24%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Genetics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Human/Medical Genetics | 16 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.