Massachusetts Institute of Technology BS in Biology Studies

35 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Biology Studies is a concentration offered under the general biology major at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biological sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Biological Sciences from MIT Cost?

$53,450 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

MIT Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at MIT paid an average of $860 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$53,450	$53,450
Books and Supplies	$830	$830
On Campus Room and Board	$16,000	$16,000
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,182	$2,182

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Does MIT Offer an Online BS in Biological Sciences?

MIT does not offer an online option for its biological sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MIT Online Learning page.

MIT Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Biological Sciences

35 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

80.0% Women

65.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 35 students received their bachelor’s degree in biological sciences. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 80.0% of the biological sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.1%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 65.7% of biological sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at MIT in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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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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