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Washington University in St Louis PhD in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

97 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at Washington University in St Louis. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in biological and biomedical sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Biological & Biomedical Sciences from WUSTL Cost?

$56,562 Average Tuition and Fees

WUSTL Graduate Tuition and Fees

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

In StateOut of State
Tuition$56,300$56,300
Fees$262$262

Does WUSTL Offer an Online PhD in Biological & Biomedical Sciences?

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

WUSTL Doctorate Student Diversity for Biological & Biomedical Sciences

97 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
42.3% Women
22.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 97 doctor’s degrees in biological and biomedical sciences handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences in 2019-2020, 42.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences at WUSTL in 2019-2020, 22.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 21%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian10
Black or African American6
Hispanic or Latino5
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White44
International Students16
Other Races/Ethnicities15

PhD in Biological & Biomedical Sciences Focus Areas at WUSTL

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology7
Botany/Plant Biology5
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences18
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology23
Genetics21

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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