by our College Data Analytics TeamBioengineering & Biomedical Engineering is a concentration offered under the biomedical engineering major at California Institute of Technology. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in bioengineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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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 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 bioengineering 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 9.1% of the students who received their PhD in bioengineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 39.1%.
Around 9.1% of bioengineering doctor’s degree recipients at Caltech in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.
| 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 | 4 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.