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Vanderbilt University PhD in Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

13 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Vanderbilt University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in biochemistry, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Biochemistry from Vanderbilt Cost?

$50,624 Average Tuition and Fees

Vanderbilt Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Vanderbilt was $2,087 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $50,082 $50,082
Fees $542 $542

Does Vanderbilt Offer an Online PhD in Biochemistry?

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

Vanderbilt Doctorate Student Diversity for Biochemistry

13 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
38.5% Women
7.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 13 doctor’s degrees in biochemistry handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in biochemistry in 2019-2020, 38.5% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 45.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 7.7% of biochemistry doctor’s degree recipients at Vanderbilt in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 22%.

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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 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

PhD in Biochemistry Focus Areas at Vanderbilt

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Biochemistry 5
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 8

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 10
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 9
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 14
Genetics 1
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 7

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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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