by our College Data Analytics TeamBiological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. 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, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Geisinger Commonwealth was $1,000 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $33,000 | $33,000 |
| Fees | $1,145 | $1,145 |
Geisinger Commonwealth does not offer an online option for its biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Geisinger Commonwealth Online Learning page.
About 62.5% of the students who received their MS in biological and biomedical sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 61.5%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences at Geisinger Commonwealth in 2019-2020, 55.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 19 |
| Black or African American | 17 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 35 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 80 |
*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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