by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at New York University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at NYU paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $34,704 | $34,704 |
| Fees | $2,188 | $2,188 |
biology who receive their master’s degree from NYU make an average of $50,856 a year during the early days of their career. That is 20% higher than the national average of $42,316.
Online degrees for the NYU 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 NYU Online Learning page.
About 72.5% of the students who received their MS in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61.4%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in biology at NYU in 2019-2020, 45.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 50 |
| Black or African American | 34 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 67 |
| International Students | 79 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 20 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 79 |
| General Biomedical Sciences | 201 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 7 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 4 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 25 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 9 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 40 |
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*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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