West Virginia University MS in General Biology

General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at West Virginia University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in biology, 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 Master’s in Biology from WVU Cost?

$10,134 Average Tuition and Fees

WVU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at WVU was $1,453 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $563 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$10,134	$26,154

Does WVU Offer an Online MS in Biology?

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

WVU Master’s Student Diversity for Biology

5 Master's Degrees Awarded

60.0% Women

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 5 master’s degrees in biology handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 60.0% of the students who received their MS in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 61.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the biology master’s degree recipients at WVU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MS in Biology Focus Areas at WVU

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Biology Studies	2
General Biomedical Sciences	3

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

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Genetics	2
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	11
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	4
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	4

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*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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