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Doctor’s Degrees in Human Biology

10 Yearly Graduations
30% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
A doctor's degree in human biology is offered at 4 colleges in the United States. In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 20 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Human Biology Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned their doctor's degree in human biology. This makes it the 216th most popular doctor's degree program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in human biology at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Doctor’s Degree 10
Master’s Degree 7
Graduate Certificate 1

Earnings of Human Biology Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for human biology students who are doctor's degree holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue doctor's degrees in human biology. About 70.0% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 7
Women 3
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The racial-ethnic distribution of human biology doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3
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There are 4 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in human biology. Learn more about the most popular 4 below:

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada
7 Yearly Graduations
14% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

University of Nevada - Las Vegas tops the list of the most popular school in the U.S. for human biology majors who are seeking their doctor's degree. Roughly 31,100 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $7,949 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $5,823 per year. For the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 doctor's degrees were handed out to human biology majors at UNLV. Around 29% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 14% were women.

2 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is the 2nd most popular school in the nation for students seeking a doctor's degree in human biology. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $10,927 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $16,605 per year. For the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 doctor's degrees were handed out to human biology majors at UW Seattle.

#3

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
1 Yearly Graduations

Ball State University is the 3rd most popular school in the nation for students seeking a doctor's degree in human biology. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $9,628 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $9,482 per year. The human biology program at Ball State University awarded 1 doctor's degrees during the 2020-2021 school year.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to human biology that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Interdisciplinary Studies 213
Nutrition Science 182
Behavioral Science 138
Biological & Physical Science 72
Interdisciplinary Studies 47

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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