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University of Pennsylvania PhD in Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences

46 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$66,171 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of Pennsylvania. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in cell biology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Cell Biology from UPenn Cost?

$41,760 Average Tuition and Fees

UPenn Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at UPenn paid an average of $1,855 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $37,678 $37,678
Fees $4,082 $4,082

How Much Can You Make With a PhD in Cell Biology From UPenn?

$66,171 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

cell biology who receive their doctor’s degree from UPenn make an average of $66,171 a year during the early days of their career. That is 20% higher than the national average of $55,167.

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Does UPenn Offer an Online PhD in Cell Biology?

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

UPenn Doctorate Student Diversity for Cell Biology

46 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
60.9% Women
19.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 46 doctor’s degrees in cell biology awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 60.9% of the students who received their PhD in cell biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 56.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 19.6% of the cell biology doctor’s degrees at UPenn in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 22%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 28
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

PhD in Cell Biology Focus Areas at UPenn

Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology 46

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to cell biology and anatomical sciences.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 6
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 16
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 9
Pharmacology & Toxicology 9
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 11

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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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