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Michigan State University MS in General Biology

5 Master's Degrees Awarded

General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Michigan State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Biology from Michigan State Cost?

$18,858 Average Tuition and Fees

Michigan State Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Michigan State was $1,544 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $786 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $18,858 $37,056

Does Michigan State Offer an Online MS in Biology?

Michigan 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 Michigan State Online Learning page.

Michigan State Master’s Student Diversity for Biology

5 Master's Degrees Awarded
80.0% Women
20.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 5 master’s degrees in biology awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 80.0% of the biology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in biology at Michigan State in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MS in Biology Focus Areas at Michigan State

General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Biology Studies 3
General Biomedical Sciences 2

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Botany/Plant Biology 2
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 1
Zoology 10
Genetics 1
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2

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References

*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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