by our College Data Analytics TeamBiological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in biological and biomedical sciences, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UW - Madison paid an average of $1,503 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $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 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that UW - Madison offers online option in its biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UW - Madison Online Learning page.
About 62.7% of the students who received their MS in biological and biomedical sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 61.5%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences at UW - Madison in 2019-2020, 21.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 43 |
| International Students | 19 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 2 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 2 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 15 |
| Zoology | 6 |
| Genetics | 14 |
*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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