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California Institute of Technology PhD in Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering

11 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering is a concentration offered under the biomedical engineering major at California Institute of Technology. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in bioengineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Bioengineering from Caltech Cost?

$56,649 Average Tuition and Fees

Caltech Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Caltech was $486 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $54,570 $54,570
Fees $2,079 $2,079

Does Caltech Offer an Online PhD in Bioengineering?

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

Caltech Doctorate Student Diversity for Bioengineering

11 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
9.1% Women
9.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 11 students received their doctor’s degree in bioengineering. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 9.1% of the students who received their PhD in bioengineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 39.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 9.1% of bioengineering doctor’s degree recipients at Caltech in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.

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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 4
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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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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