by our College Data Analytics TeamGenetics is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Tufts University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in genetics, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Tufts paid an average of $1,799 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,196 | $54,196 |
| Fees | $972 | $972 |
Online degrees for the Tufts genetics doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Tufts Online Learning page.
About 33.3% of the students who received their PhD in genetics in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.0%.
None of the genetics doctor’s degree recipients at Tufts in 2019-2020 were awarded to 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 | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Genetics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Genetics | 2 |
| Animal Genetics | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to genetics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 10 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 5 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 6 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 9 |
| Biotechnology | 2 |
*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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