by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Cornell University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in biology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Cornell was $1,575 per credit hour 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 | $29,500 | $29,500 |
| Fees | $542 | $542 |
Online degrees for the Cornell 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 Cornell Online Learning page.
About 80.0% of the students who received their PhD in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 10.0% of the biology doctor’s degrees at Cornell in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 15 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 9 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 8 |
| Zoology | 6 |
| Genetics | 11 |
*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.