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Harvard University PhD in Microbiological Sciences & Immunology

23 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Microbiological Sciences & Immunology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Harvard 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Microbiology 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 Microbiology?

Harvard does not offer an online option for its microbiology doctor’s degree program 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 Microbiology

23 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
43.5% Women
17.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 23 students received their doctor’s degree in microbiology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 43.5% of the students who received their PhD in microbiology in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 17.4% of microbiology doctor’s degree recipients at Harvard in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 14
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Microbiology Focus Areas at Harvard

Microbiological Sciences & Immunology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Virology 12
Immunology 11

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to microbiological sciences and immunology.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 69
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 24
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 14
Genetics 4
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 9

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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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