by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Geisinger Commonwealth paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $33,000 | $33,000 |
| Fees | $1,145 | $1,145 |
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their master’s degree from Geisinger Commonwealth is $16,709 per year. That is 61% lower than the national average of $42,316.
Geisinger Commonwealth 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 Geisinger Commonwealth Online Learning page.
About 62.5% 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%.
Around 55.0% of biology master’s degree recipients at Geisinger Commonwealth in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| 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 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biomedical Sciences | 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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