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Northern Illinois University MS in General Biology

14 Master'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 Northern Illinois University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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

$11,086 Average Tuition and Fees

NIU Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at NIU paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $8,858 $8,858
Fees $2,228 $2,228

Does NIU Offer an Online MS in Biology?

NIU 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 NIU Online Learning page.

NIU Master’s Student Diversity for Biology

14 Master's Degrees Awarded
71.4% Women
7.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 14 students received their master’s degree in biology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 71.4% of the students who received their MS in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 7.1% of the biology master’s degrees at NIU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MS in Biology Focus Areas at NIU

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Biology Studies 14

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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