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West Virginia University PhD in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

25 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at West Virginia University. 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, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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

$10,134 Average Tuition and Fees

WVU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at WVU was $1,453 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $563 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 $10,134 $26,154

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

WVU 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 WVU Online Learning page.

WVU Doctorate Student Diversity for Biological & Biomedical Sciences

25 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
36.0% Women
8.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 25 students received their doctor’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 36.0% of the students who received their PhD in biological and biomedical sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 8.0% of the biological and biomedical sciences doctor’s degrees at WVU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 21%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 15
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

PhD in Biological & Biomedical Sciences Focus Areas at WVU

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Biology 9
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 2
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 1
Genetics 1
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 6

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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