by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Biotechnology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Biotechnology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of Pennsylvania. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in biotech, 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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Part-time graduates at UPenn paid an average of $1,855 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $37,678 | $37,678 |
| Fees | $4,082 | $4,082 |
The median early career salary of biotech students who receive their master’s degree from UPenn is $71,015 per year. That is 16% higher than the national average of $61,033.
Online degrees for the UPenn biotech master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UPenn Online Learning page.
Women made up around 65.0% of the biotech students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 17.5% of the biotech master’s degrees at UPenn in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 27 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Biotechnology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biotechnology | 40 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biotechnology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 4 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 1 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 5 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 1 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 6 |
*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.