by our College Data Analytics TeamBiological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in biological and biomedical sciences, 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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UofSC paid an average of $1,240 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $572 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,737 | $29,760 |
| Fees | $400 | $400 |
Online degrees for the UofSC biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UofSC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 63.5% of the biological and biomedical sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 61.5%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences at UofSC in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 35 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 20 |
| Genetics | 8 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 3 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 1 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 20 |
*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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