University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill PhD in Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering

12 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering is a concentration offered under the biomedical engineering major at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in bioengineering, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Bioengineering from UNC Chapel Hill Cost?

$12,522 Average Tuition and Fees

UNC Chapel Hill Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UNC Chapel Hill was $1,386 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $517 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	$10,552	$28,278
Fees	$1,970	$1,970

Does UNC Chapel Hill Offer an Online PhD in Bioengineering?

Online degrees for the UNC Chapel Hill bioengineering doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNC Chapel Hill Online Learning page.

UNC Chapel Hill Doctorate Student Diversity for Bioengineering

12 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

33.3% Women

16.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 12 doctor’s degrees in bioengineering handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 33.3% of the bioengineering students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 39.1%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in bioengineering at UNC Chapel Hill in 2019-2020, 16.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	5
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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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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