Biology - MS

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

Program Setting

Department of Biology

Attendance: In-Person
Program Faculty: 44
Program Students: Data Not Avail.
Program Details
Degree Type: Master's - MS
Master's Type: Thesis, Non-Thesis
Minimum Credits: 30
Typical Length: Data Not Avail.
Getting In
GRE Required: Yes
GPA Minimum: 2.75
Requirement Details: GRE scores cannot be more than 5 years old. Average GRE scores for admitted MS students are 61st Percentile—Verbal and 55th Percentile—Quantitative. GPA of at least 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) for Master's Programs. The average GPA of students accepted in the Biology graduate programs is 3.3 (MS).
Category: Biology
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Concentrations
  • Environmental and Organismal Biology
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology
Description

The Master of Science in Biology is a 30-semester-hour program with specialized concentrations in molecular and cellular biology and environmental and organismal biology. The MS Biology program offers a thesis option and a non-thesis option for the Masters of Science degree. 

A thesis-based Master’s degree offers the opportunity to carry out original research, and provides necessary training for research-based careers in the biological sciences and related health sciences. Environmental and organismal biology offers training in a wide range of fields, including conservation biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, behavior, fisheries, ornithology, herpetology, invertebrate biology, and microbiology. Training opportunities in Cell Biology are similarly diverse, and include applied genetics, endocrinology, development, reproductive biology, and cell biology. Students select coursework relevant to their research interest within their concentration of choice. 

A non-thesis Master’s degree is appropriate for careers that value individuals having advanced technical and conceptual training in biology, but do not require one to carry out research in order to succeed in their professional endeavors. These include clinical doctorate programs that are practice-focused, business applications, positions in management and policy, and teaching at the community college or secondary education levels. The non-thesis option offers a highly rigorous curriculum that is tailored to the student’s individual career goals.

Costs
Tuition:
Tuition Per Semester: $10,343
Tuition Per Credit: Data Not Avail.
Total Program Tuition: Data Not Avail.
Resident Rate:
Tuition Per Semester: $3,768
Tuition Per Credit: Data Not Avail.
Total Program Tuition: Data Not Avail.
Assistantships Available:
Yes
% Receiving Aid:
Data Not Avail.
Approximately $10,000 in assistantship support covering the fall and spring semesters is competitively available to students entering the program. An additional $2,500 is available during the summer through a combination of teaching and research assistantships and departmental resources. In addition, a limited number of Graduate Scholar Awards of $4,000 per year, awarded through the Graduate School, have been available in the past for the strongest applicants.
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