by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Harvard University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in biology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Harvard paid an average of $1,545 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 | $49,448 | $49,448 |
| Fees | $1,206 | $1,206 |
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their doctor’s degree from Harvard is $66,915 per year. That is 21% higher than the national average of $55,367.
Online degrees for the Harvard 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 Harvard Online Learning page.
Women made up around 58.0% of the biology students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 31.9% of the biology doctor’s degrees at Harvard in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 28 |
| International Students | 18 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 16 |
| General Biomedical Sciences | 53 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 24 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 14 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 23 |
| Genetics | 4 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 9 |
*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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