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 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,984 | $31,005 |
| Fees | $1,899 | $1,899 |
UTHealth 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 UTHealth Online Learning page.
About 53.8% of the students who received their MS in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.4%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in biology at UTHealth in 2019-2020, 23.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 8 |
| 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 | 13 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 5 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 9 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 98 |
*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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