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 Georgia Southern University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at GaSou paid an average of $1,105 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $277 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,986 | $19,890 |
| Fees | $2,114 | $2,114 |
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their master’s degree from GaSou is $41,565 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $42,316.
Online degrees for the GaSou biology master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GaSou Online Learning page.
About 58.8% of the students who received their MS in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.4%.
Around 23.5% of biology master’s degree recipients at GaSou in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 17 |
*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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