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Harvard University PhD in Biotechnology

6 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Biotechnology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Biotechnology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Harvard University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in biotech, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Biotech from Harvard Cost?

$50,654 Average Tuition and Fees

Harvard Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Harvard was $1,545 per credit hour 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 $49,448 $49,448
Fees $1,206 $1,206

Does Harvard Offer an Online PhD in Biotech?

Online degrees for the Harvard biotech doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Harvard Online Learning page.

Harvard Doctorate Student Diversity for Biotech

6 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
33.3% Women
16.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 6 students received their doctor’s degree in biotech. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in biotech in 2019-2020, 33.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 40.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in biotech at Harvard in 2019-2020, 16.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 20%.

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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 3
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Biotech Focus Areas at Harvard

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Biotechnology 6

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 69
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 24
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 14
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 23
Genetics 4

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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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