by our College Data Analytics TeamGenetics is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in genetics, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UTHealth paid an average of $912 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $235 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,984 | $31,005 |
| Fees | $1,899 | $1,899 |
UTHealth does not offer an online option for its genetics doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UTHealth Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in genetics in 2019-2020, 66.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.0%.
Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at UTHealth in genetics at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Genetics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Molecular Genetics | 2 |
| Human/Medical Genetics | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to genetics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 4 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 4 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 3 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 9 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 16 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.