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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill PhD in General Biology

13 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in biology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Biology from UNC Chapel Hill Cost?

$12,522 Average Tuition and Fees

UNC Chapel Hill Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UNC Chapel Hill was $1,386 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $517 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 $10,552 $28,278
Fees $1,970 $1,970

Does UNC Chapel Hill Offer an Online PhD in Biology?

Online degrees for the UNC Chapel Hill 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 UNC Chapel Hill Online Learning page.

UNC Chapel Hill Doctorate Student Diversity for Biology

13 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
53.8% Women
30.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 13 students received their doctor’s degree in biology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 53.8% of the students who received their PhD in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 53.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 30.8% of biology doctor’s degree recipients at UNC Chapel Hill in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 7
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Biology Focus Areas at UNC Chapel Hill

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Biology Studies 10
General Biomedical Sciences 3

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 7
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 14
Genetics 20
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8
Pharmacology & Toxicology 9

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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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