by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Tufts University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Tufts paid an average of $1,799 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $54,196 | $54,196 |
| Fees | $972 | $972 |
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their master’s degree from Tufts is $38,649 per year. That is 9% lower than the national average of $42,316.
Online degrees for the Tufts 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 Tufts Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in biology in 2019-2020, 55.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 43.1% of the biology master’s degrees at Tufts in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 30 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 65 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 17 |
| General Biomedical Sciences | 106 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 1 |
| Genetics | 1 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 36 |
*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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