by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Biomedical Sciences. 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 Iowa 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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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. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,758 | $24,720 |
| Fees | $1,228 | $1,228 |
biology who receive their master’s degree from Iowa State make an average of $31,852 a year during the early days of their career. That is 25% lower than the national average of $42,316.
Iowa State 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 Iowa State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 51.6% of the biology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 19.4% of the biology master’s degrees at Iowa State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biomedical Sciences | 31 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 3 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 3 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 2 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 3 |
| Zoology | 2 |
*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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