by our College Data Analytics TeamPhysiology & Pathology Sciences is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at West Virginia University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in physiology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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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. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,134 | $26,154 |
WVU does not offer an online option for its physiology master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WVU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 72.7% of the physiology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 56.3%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in physiology at WVU in 2019-2020, 9.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Physiology & Pathology Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Reproductive Biology | 3 |
| Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to physiology and pathology sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 5 |
| Genetics | 2 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 4 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 4 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.