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University of Kentucky MS in General Biology

39 Master's Degrees Awarded

General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of Kentucky. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Biology from UK Cost?

$13,538 Average Tuition and Fees

UK Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UK was $1,771 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $678 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $12,189 $31,867
Fees $1,349 $1,349

Does UK Offer an Online MS in Biology?

Online degrees for the UK 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 UK Online Learning page.

UK Master’s Student Diversity for Biology

39 Master's Degrees Awarded
59.0% Women
33.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 39 students received their master’s degree in biology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 59.0% of the students who received their MS in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in biology at UK in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

MS in Biology Focus Areas at UK

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Biology Studies 3
General Biomedical Sciences 36

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Zoology 5
Pharmacology & Toxicology 2

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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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