The main focus area for this major is Biological & Physical Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Biological & Physical Science is a major offered under the multi / interdisciplinary studies program of study at University of Maryland - College Park. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in biological science, 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 UMCP paid an average of $1,625 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $731 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $13,158 | $29,250 |
Fees | $1,635 | $1,635 |
Online degrees for the UMCP biological science doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMCP Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in biological science in 2019-2020, 72.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 27.3% of the biological science doctor’s degrees at UMCP in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 7 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Biological & Physical Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Biological & Physical Sciences | 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.