by our College Data Analytics TeamMicrobiology is a concentration offered under the microbiological sciences and immunology major at Cornell University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in microbiology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Cornell paid an average of $1,575 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $29,500 | $29,500 |
| Fees | $542 | $542 |
Online degrees for the Cornell microbiology doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cornell Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in microbiology in 2019-2020, 87.5% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.7%.
Around 37.5% of microbiology doctor’s degree recipients at Cornell in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 22%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
*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.
