University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras MS in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

9 Master's Degrees Awarded

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in biological and biomedical sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Biological & Biomedical Sciences from UPR Rio Piedras Cost?

$3,620 Average Tuition and Fees

UPR Rio Piedras Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at UPR Rio Piedras paid an average of $190 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	$3,420	$3,420
Fees	$200	$200

Does UPR Rio Piedras Offer an Online MS in Biological & Biomedical Sciences?

UPR Rio Piedras does not offer an online option for its biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UPR Rio Piedras Online Learning page.

UPR Rio Piedras Master’s Student Diversity for Biological & Biomedical Sciences

9 Master's Degrees Awarded

66.7% Women

55.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 9 master’s degrees in biological and biomedical sciences awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 66.7% of the students who received their MS in biological and biomedical sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61.5%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 55.6% of the biological and biomedical sciences master’s degrees at UPR Rio Piedras in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

MS in Biological & Biomedical Sciences Focus Areas at UPR Rio Piedras

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
General Biology	9

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.