SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University PhD in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

8 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in biological and biomedical sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Doctorate in Biological & Biomedical Sciences from SUNY Downstate Cost?

$11,960 Average Tuition and Fees

SUNY Downstate Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at SUNY Downstate was $963 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $471 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	$11,310	$23,100
Fees	$650	$650

Does SUNY Downstate Offer an Online PhD in Biological & Biomedical Sciences?

Online degrees for the SUNY Downstate biological and biomedical sciences doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SUNY Downstate Online Learning page.

SUNY Downstate Doctorate Student Diversity for Biological & Biomedical Sciences

8 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

75.0% Women

37.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 8 doctor’s degrees in biological and biomedical sciences handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 75.0% of the biological and biomedical sciences students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 37.5% of the biological and biomedical sciences doctor’s degrees at SUNY Downstate in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

PhD in Biological & Biomedical Sciences Focus Areas at SUNY Downstate

Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	4
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	4

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.