by our College Data Analytics TeamBiology Studies is a concentration offered under the general biology major at University of Missouri - Columbia. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in biological sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Mizzou paid an average of $1,081 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $395 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,478 | $25,946 |
| Fees | $1,247 | $1,247 |
Mizzou does not offer an online option for its biological sciences doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mizzou Online Learning page.
About 72.7% of the students who received their PhD in biological sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 51.0%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in biological sciences at Mizzou in 2019-2020, 18.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 19%.
| 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 | 8 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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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