by our College Data Analytics TeamGenetics is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of Wisconsin - Madison. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in genetics, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UW - Madison paid an average of $1,503 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $670 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 | $10,728 | $24,054 |
| Fees | $1,469 | $1,469 |
The median early career salary of genetics students who receive their doctor’s degree from UW - Madison is $76,460 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $0.
UW - Madison does not offer an online option for its genetics doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UW - Madison Online Learning page.
Women made up around 58.3% of the genetics students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 57.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the genetics doctor’s degrees at UW - Madison in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Genetics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Genetics | 6 |
| Plant Genetics | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to genetics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 39 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 12 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 9 |
| Zoology | 11 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 19 |
*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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