by our College Data Analytics TeamCell Biology & Anatomical Sciences is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Boston University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in cell biology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Boston U paid an average of $1,777 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,854 | $56,854 |
| Fees | $812 | $812 |
Boston U does not offer an online option for its cell biology doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Boston U Online Learning page.
About 56.0% of the students who received their PhD in cell biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 56.1%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in cell biology at Boston U in 2019-2020, 16.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 22%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anatomy | 3 |
| Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology | 17 |
| Other Cell/Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to cell biology and anatomical sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 10 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 2 |
| Genetics | 2 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 7 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 16 |
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*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.
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