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Stanford University MS in General Biology

22 Master's Degrees Awarded

General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Stanford University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in biology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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

$55,011 Average Tuition and Fees

Stanford Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Stanford paid an average of $1,207 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $54,315 $54,315
Fees $696 $696

Does Stanford Offer an Online MS in Biology?

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

Stanford Master’s Student Diversity for Biology

22 Master's Degrees Awarded
54.5% Women
22.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 22 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

Women made up around 54.5% of the biology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 22.7% of biology master’s degree recipients at Stanford 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 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 13
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MS in Biology Focus Areas at Stanford

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Biology Studies 14
General Biomedical Sciences 8

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Genetics 12
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 21

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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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