by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Biological & Physical Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Biological & Physical Science is a major offered under the multi / interdisciplinary studies program of study at Keck Graduate Institute. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in biological science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Part-time graduates at KGI paid an average of $1,310 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $39,390 | $39,390 |
biological science who receive their master’s degree from KGI make an average of $81,111 a year during the early days of their career. That is 58% higher than the national average of $51,217.
KGI does not offer an online option for its biological science master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the KGI Online Learning page.
Women made up around 58.2% of the biological science students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 60.0%.
Around 64.2% of biological science master’s degree recipients at KGI in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 23 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
Biological & Physical Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biological & Physical Sciences | 67 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.