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University of Pennsylvania PhD in General Biology

6 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

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 University of Pennsylvania. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in biology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in 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 StateOut of State
Tuition$37,678$37,678
Fees$4,082$4,082

Does UPenn Offer an Online PhD in Biology?

Online degrees for the UPenn 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 Biology

6 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
66.7% Women
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 6 students received their doctor’s degree in biology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 66.7% of the students who received their PhD in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at UPenn in biology at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White4
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities0

PhD in Biology Focus Areas at UPenn

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Biology Studies6

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology16
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences46
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology9
Pharmacology & Toxicology9
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics11

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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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