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University of South Carolina - Columbia PhD in Marine Biology

4 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Marine Biology is a concentration offered under the ecology, evolution and systematics biology major at University of South Carolina - Columbia. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in biological oceanography, 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 Biological Oceanography from UofSC Cost?

$14,137 Average Tuition and Fees

UofSC Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UofSC was $1,240 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $572 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$13,737$29,760
Fees$400$400

Does UofSC Offer an Online PhD in Biological Oceanography?

UofSC does not offer an online option for its biological oceanography doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UofSC Online Learning page.

UofSC Doctorate Student Diversity for Biological Oceanography

4 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
25.0% Women
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 4 students received their doctor’s degree in biological oceanography. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 25.0% of the biological oceanography students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 65.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at UofSC in biological oceanography 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
White3
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities0

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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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