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University of California - Berkeley PhD in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

102 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Biological & 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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How Much Does a Doctorate in Biological & Biomedical Sciences from UC Berkeley Cost?

$14,245 Average Tuition and Fees

UC Berkeley Graduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$11,442$26,544
Fees$2,803$2,803

Does UC Berkeley Offer an Online PhD in Biological & Biomedical Sciences?

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.

UC Berkeley Doctorate Student Diversity for Biological & Biomedical Sciences

102 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
45.1% Women
24.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 102 doctor’s degrees in biological and biomedical sciences handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

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%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian12
Black or African American2
Hispanic or Latino9
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White53
International Students15
Other Races/Ethnicities11

PhD in Biological & Biomedical Sciences Focus Areas at UC Berkeley

Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Biology9
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology9
Botany/Plant Biology7
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences32
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology16

References

*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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