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Grand Valley State University MS in General Biology

20 Master's Degrees Awarded

General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Grand Valley State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in biology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Biology from GVSU Cost?

$17,448 Average Tuition and Fees

GVSU Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at GVSU paid an average of $727 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 $17,448 $17,448

Does GVSU Offer an Online MS in Biology?

GVSU does not offer an online option for its biology master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GVSU Online Learning page.

GVSU Master’s Student Diversity for Biology

20 Master's Degrees Awarded
50.0% Women
15.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 20 students received their master’s degree in biology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 50.0% of the biology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 15.0% of the biology master’s degrees at GVSU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 15
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

MS in Biology Focus Areas at GVSU

General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Biology Studies 16
General Biomedical Sciences 4

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 19
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 26

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References

*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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