by our College Data Analytics TeamGenetics is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of Connecticut. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in genetics, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UCONN paid an average of $2,157 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $940 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,908 | $38,820 |
| Fees | $2,756 | $2,756 |
genetics who receive their master’s degree from UCONN make an average of $59,124 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $0.
Online degrees for the UCONN genetics master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UCONN Online Learning page.
Women made up around 83.3% of the genetics students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 76.4%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in genetics at UCONN in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Genetics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Genetics | 3 |
| Human/Medical Genetics | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to genetics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 3 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 5 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 2 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 12 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 35 |
*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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