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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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 | |
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Tuition | $56,067 | $56,067 |
Fees | $500 | $500 |
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.
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%.
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%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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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 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Botany/Plant Biology | 4 |
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 1 |
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 16 |
Biotechnology | 39 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 10 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.