by our College Data Analytics TeamNeurobiology & Neurosciences is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at California Institute of Technology. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in neurobiology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Caltech paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,570 | $54,570 |
| Fees | $2,079 | $2,079 |
Caltech does not offer an online option for its neurobiology doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Caltech Online Learning page.
About 11.1% of the students who received their PhD in neurobiology in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 49.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 22.2% of the neurobiology doctor’s degrees at Caltech in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Neurosciences | 6 |
| Other Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to neurobiology and neurosciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 2 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 7 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 1 |
*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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