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California Institute of Technology PhD in General Biology

2 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Biology Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at California Institute of Technology. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Biology from Caltech Cost?

$56,649 Average Tuition and Fees

Caltech Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Caltech was $486 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 $54,570 $54,570
Fees $2,079 $2,079

Does Caltech Offer an Online PhD in Biology?

Online degrees for the Caltech biology doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Caltech Online Learning page.

Caltech Doctorate Student Diversity for Biology

2 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
50.0% Women
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 2 doctor’s degrees in biology handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in biology in 2019-2020, 50.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at Caltech in biology at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 0
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Biology Focus Areas at Caltech

General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Biology Studies 2

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 7
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 1
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 9

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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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