by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Bioinformatics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of California - San Diego. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in biomathematics, 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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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 |
UCSD does not offer an online option for its biomathematics doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UCSD Online Learning page.
About 21.1% of the students who received their PhD in biomathematics in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 44.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in biomathematics at UCSD in 2019-2020, 36.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Bioinformatics | 19 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biomathematics and bioinformatics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 64 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 8 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 11 |
*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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