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University of Washington - Seattle Campus PhD in Genetics

10 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Other Genetics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Genetics is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in genetics, 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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How Much Does a Doctorate in Genetics from UW Seattle Cost?

$17,394 Average Tuition and Fees

UW Seattle Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UW Seattle was $1,389 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $775 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 $16,278 $29,178
Fees $1,116 $1,116

Does UW Seattle Offer an Online PhD in Genetics?

Online degrees for the UW Seattle genetics doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UW Seattle Online Learning page.

UW Seattle Doctorate Student Diversity for Genetics

10 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
60.0% Women
20.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 10 students received their doctor’s degree in genetics. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 60.0% of the genetics students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 20.0% of genetics doctor’s degree recipients at UW Seattle in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 21%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Genetics Focus Areas at UW Seattle

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Other Genetics 10

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 19
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 6
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 22
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 8
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 11

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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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