by our College Data Analytics TeamBiological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at University of California - Berkeley. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in biological and biomedical sciences, 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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Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $26,544 |
| Fees | $2,803 | $2,803 |
UC Berkeley 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 UC Berkeley Online Learning page.
About 45.1% of the students who received their PhD in biological and biomedical sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.4%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences at UC Berkeley in 2019-2020, 24.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 12 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 53 |
| International Students | 15 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 9 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 9 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 7 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 32 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 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.