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Northwestern University MS in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

70 Master's Degrees Awarded

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at Northwestern University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in biological and biomedical sciences, 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 Biological & Biomedical Sciences from Northwestern Cost?

$56,567 Average Tuition and Fees

Northwestern Graduate Tuition and Fees

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

In State Out of State
Tuition $56,067 $56,067
Fees $500 $500

Does Northwestern Offer an Online MS in Biological & Biomedical Sciences?

Online degrees for the Northwestern biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.

Northwestern Master’s Student Diversity for Biological & Biomedical Sciences

70 Master's Degrees Awarded
54.3% Women
12.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 70 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences in 2019-2020, 54.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.9% of the biological and biomedical sciences master’s degrees at Northwestern in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 25
International Students 34
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

MS in Biological & Biomedical Sciences Focus Areas at Northwestern

Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Botany/Plant Biology 4
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 1
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 16
Biotechnology 39
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 10

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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