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University of California - San Diego PhD in General Biology

64 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$69,338 Average Salary

General 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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How Much Does a Doctorate in Biology 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 StateOut of State
Tuition$11,442$26,544
Fees$2,087$2,087

How Much Can You Make With a PhD in Biology From UCSD?

$69,338 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

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.

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Does UCSD Offer an Online PhD in Biology?

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.

UCSD Doctorate Student Diversity for Biology

64 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
50.0% Women
26.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 64 doctor’s degrees in biology handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

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%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian6
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino9
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White24
International Students21
Other Races/Ethnicities3

PhD in Biology Focus Areas at UCSD

General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Biology Studies37
General Biomedical Sciences27

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics19
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology8
Neurobiology & Neurosciences11

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*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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