by our College Data Analytics TeamMicrobiology is a concentration offered under the microbiological sciences and immunology major at Howard 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Howard was $1,750 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 | $32,248 | $32,248 |
| Fees | $1,976 | $1,976 |
Howard 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 Howard Online Learning page.
Women made up around 71.4% of the microbiology students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.7%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in microbiology at Howard in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 22%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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.
