University of California - San Diego PhD in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

102 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at University of California - San Diego. 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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Graduate Cost
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Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Doctorate in Biological & Biomedical Sciences from UCSD Cost?

$13,529 Average Tuition and Fees

UCSD Graduate Tuition and Fees

The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,442	$26,544
Fees	$2,087	$2,087

Does UCSD Offer an Online PhD in Biological & Biomedical Sciences?

Online degrees for the UCSD biological and biomedical sciences doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UCSD Online Learning page.

UCSD Doctorate Student Diversity for Biological & Biomedical Sciences

102 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

44.1% Women

33.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 102 doctor’s degrees in biological and biomedical sciences awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 44.1% 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%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 33.3% of biological and biomedical sciences doctor’s degree recipients at UCSD in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	38
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

PhD in Biological & Biomedical Sciences Focus Areas at UCSD

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
General Biology	64
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	19
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	8
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	11

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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