by our College Data Analytics TeamBiological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at University of South Dakota. 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 USD paid an average of $648 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $337 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,062 | $11,656 |
| Fees | $981 | $981 |
USD does not offer an online option for its biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USD Online Learning page.
Women made up around 53.3% of the biological and biomedical sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.5%.
Around 33.3% of biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree recipients at USD in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 15 |
*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.