James Madison University MS in General Biology

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

General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at James Madison University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in biology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Master’s in Biology from JMU Cost?

$11,976 Average Tuition and Fees

JMU Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at JMU paid an average of $1,184 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $452 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$10,848	$27,888
Fees	$1,128	$1,656

Does JMU Offer an Online MS in Biology?

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

JMU Master’s Student Diversity for Biology

13 Master's Degrees Awarded

61.5% Women

7.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 13 master’s degrees in biology awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in biology in 2019-2020, 61.5% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 61.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 7.7% of the biology master’s degrees at JMU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

MS in Biology Focus Areas at JMU

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Biology Studies	13

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.