Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 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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How Much Does a Master’s in Biology from SIUE Cost?

$9,300 Average Tuition and Fees

SIUE Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at SIUE was $339 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,127	$7,127
Fees	$2,173	$2,173

Does SIUE Offer an Online MS in Biology?

Online degrees for the SIUE 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 SIUE Online Learning page.

SIUE Master’s Student Diversity for Biology

19 Master's Degrees Awarded

73.7% Women

10.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 19 master’s degrees in biology handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 73.7% of the biology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in biology at SIUE in 2019-2020, 10.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MS in Biology Focus Areas at SIUE

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Biology Studies	19

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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