by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Mississippi College. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at MC was $645 per credit hour 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 | $11,610 | $11,610 |
| Fees | $712 | $712 |
biology who receive their master’s degree from MC make an average of $21,508 a year during the early days of their career. That is 49% lower than the national average of $42,316.
Online degrees for the MC biology master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in biology in 2019-2020, 61.7% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 61.4%.
Around 53.4% of biology master’s degree recipients at MC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 13 |
| Black or African American | 44 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 59 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 28 |
| General Biomedical Sciences | 105 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 11 |
*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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