by our College Data Analytics TeamBiological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’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 UAF was $1,079 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $513 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,568 | $22,227 |
| Fees | $1,586 | $2,060 |
UAF does not offer an online option for its biological and biomedical sciences doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UAF Online Learning page.
About 66.7% of the students who received their PhD in biological and biomedical sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 22.2% of the biological and biomedical sciences doctor’s degrees at UAF in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 2 |
| 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 | 5 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 3 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 1 |
*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.