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Sam Houston State University MS in General Biology

9 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 Sam Houston State 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 SHSU Cost?

$8,342 Average Tuition and Fees

SHSU Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at SHSU paid an average of $729 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $320 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $5,765 $13,127
Fees $2,577 $2,577

Does SHSU Offer an Online MS in Biology?

SHSU 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 SHSU Online Learning page.

SHSU Master’s Student Diversity for Biology

9 Master's Degrees Awarded
55.6% Women
22.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 9 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

Of the students who received their master’s degree in biology in 2019-2020, 55.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 22.2% of biology master’s degree recipients at SHSU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. 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 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MS in Biology Focus Areas at SHSU

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Biology Studies 9

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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