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Vanderbilt University PhD in Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences

9 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

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 Vanderbilt University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in cell 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 Cell Biology from Vanderbilt Cost?

$50,624 Average Tuition and Fees

Vanderbilt Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Vanderbilt paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$50,082$50,082
Fees$542$542

Does Vanderbilt Offer an Online PhD in Cell Biology?

Online degrees for the Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt Online Learning page.

Vanderbilt Doctorate Student Diversity for Cell Biology

9 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
88.9% Women
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 9 students received their doctor’s degree in cell biology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 88.9% 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

None of the cell biology doctor’s degree recipients at Vanderbilt in 2019-2020 were awarded to 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
White9
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities0

PhD in Cell Biology Focus Areas at Vanderbilt

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology9

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General Biology10
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology13
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology14
Genetics1
Physiology & Pathology Sciences7

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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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