by our College Data Analytics TeamBiological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at Iowa State University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in biological and biomedical sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Iowa State paid an average of $1,374 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $543 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,758 | $24,720 |
| Fees | $1,228 | $1,228 |
Online degrees for the Iowa State biological and biomedical sciences doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Iowa State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 48.2% of the biological and biomedical sciences students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.4%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences at Iowa State in 2019-2020, 12.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 25 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 4 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 4 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 7 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 4 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 7 |
*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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