Virginia State University MS in General Biology

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 Virginia State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Biology from Virginia State Cost?

$11,989 Average Tuition and Fees

Virginia State Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Virginia State paid an average of $1,080 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $567 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,375	$18,627
Fees	$3,614	$4,367

Does Virginia State Offer an Online MS in Biology?

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

Virginia State Master’s Student Diversity for Biology

3 Master's Degrees Awarded

66.7% Women

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 3 master’s degrees in biology handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 66.7% of the biology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the biology master’s degree recipients at Virginia State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MS in Biology Focus Areas at Virginia State

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Biology Studies	3

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.