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Rutgers University - New Brunswick MS in General Biology

289 Master's Degrees Awarded
$41,193 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is General Biomedical Sciences. 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in biology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Biology from Rutgers New Brunswick Cost?

$19,724 Average Tuition and Fees

Rutgers New Brunswick Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Rutgers New Brunswick was $1,256 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $739 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$17,736$30,144
Fees$1,988$1,988

How Much Can You Make With a MS in Biology From Rutgers New Brunswick?

$41,193 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of biology students who receive their master’s degree from Rutgers New Brunswick is $41,193 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $42,316.

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Does Rutgers New Brunswick Offer an Online MS in Biology?

Rutgers New Brunswick 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 Rutgers New Brunswick Online Learning page.

Rutgers New Brunswick Master’s Student Diversity for Biology

289 Master's Degrees Awarded
61.2% Women
60.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 289 master’s degrees in biology handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 61.2% of the students who received their MS in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 61.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in biology at Rutgers New Brunswick in 2019-2020, 60.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian92
Black or African American46
Hispanic or Latino26
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White98
International Students10
Other Races/Ethnicities16

MS in Biology Focus Areas at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Biomedical Sciences289

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Botany/Plant Biology2
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences3
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology5
Zoology1
Genetics11

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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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