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University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester PhD in General Biology

45 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$75,518 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is General Biomedical Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in biology, 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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How Much Does a Doctorate in Biology from UMass Medical School Cost?

$25,726 Average Tuition and Fees

UMass Medical School Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UMass Medical School was $1,818 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $1,225 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $24,503 $36,368
Fees $1,223 $1,223

How Much Can You Make With a PhD in Biology From UMass Medical School?

$75,518 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of biology students who receive their doctor’s degree from UMass Medical School is $75,518 per year. That is 36% higher than the national average of $55,367.

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Does UMass Medical School Offer an Online PhD in Biology?

Online degrees for the UMass Medical School 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 UMass Medical School Online Learning page.

UMass Medical School Doctorate Student Diversity for Biology

45 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
46.7% Women
20.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 45 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

About 46.7% of the students who received their PhD in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in biology at UMass Medical School in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 21%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 15
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

PhD in Biology Focus Areas at UMass Medical School

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Biomedical Sciences 45

References

*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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