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Mississippi State University PhD in General Biology

4 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Biology Studies. 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 Mississippi State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in biology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Biology from Mississippi State Cost?

$8,910 Average Tuition and Fees

Mississippi State Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Mississippi State paid an average of $1,331 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $495 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$8,800$23,840
Fees$110$110

Does Mississippi State Offer an Online PhD in Biology?

Mississippi State does not offer an online option for its biology doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mississippi State Online Learning page.

Mississippi State Doctorate Student Diversity for Biology

4 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
75.0% Women
There were 4 doctor’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 75.0% of the biology students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at Mississippi State in biology at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White4
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities0

PhD in Biology Focus Areas at Mississippi State

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Biology Studies4

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Botany/Plant Biology10
Zoology6
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*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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