by our College Data Analytics TeamMolecular Biology is a concentration offered under the biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology major at Duke University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in molecular biology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Duke paid an average of $3,360 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 | $57,900 | $57,900 |
| Fees | $1,240 | $1,240 |
Duke does not offer an online option for its molecular biology doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Duke Online Learning page.
About 75.0% of the students who received their PhD in molecular biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.0%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in molecular biology at Duke in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 27%.
| 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 | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to molecular biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry | 9 |
View All Molecular Biology Related Majors >
*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.