by our College Data Analytics TeamBiological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at Carnegie Mellon University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in biological and biomedical sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Carnegie Mellon paid an average of $633 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $46,441 | $46,441 |
| Fees | $885 | $885 |
Carnegie Mellon does not offer an online option for its biological and biomedical sciences doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Carnegie Mellon Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences in 2019-2020, 25.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 8.3% of the biological and biomedical sciences doctor’s degrees at Carnegie Mellon in 2019-2020. This is lower than 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 | 4 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 6 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 1 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 5 |
*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.