by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Biostatistics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Harvard University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in biomathematics, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Harvard was $1,545 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 | $49,448 | $49,448 |
| Fees | $1,206 | $1,206 |
Online degrees for the Harvard biomathematics doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Harvard Online Learning page.
About 55.6% of the students who received their PhD in biomathematics in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in biomathematics at Harvard in 2019-2020, 11.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 16%.
| 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 | 5 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biostatistics | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biomathematics and bioinformatics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 69 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 24 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 14 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 23 |
| Genetics | 4 |
*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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