by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of California - San Diego. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 |
biology who receive their doctor’s degree from UCSD make an average of $69,338 a year during the early days of their career. That is 25% higher than the national average of $55,367.
Online degrees for the UCSD biology 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.
Women made up around 50.0% of the biology students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 26.6% of the biology doctor’s degrees at UCSD in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 24 |
| International Students | 21 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 37 |
| General Biomedical Sciences | 27 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 19 |
| 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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