Computational Biology

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Median In-State
Public Tuition

$11,016

growing 2.91%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$64,596

growing 3.75%

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Biology Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, & Computational Biology

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Computational Biology and the types of students that study this field. University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus awards the most degrees in Computational Biology in the US.

Tuition costs for Computational Biology majors are, on average, $11,016 for in-state public colleges, and $64,596 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Computational Biology programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (16 total). N/A

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Computational Biology (2024)

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
48 degrees awarded
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
46 degrees awarded
University of Southern California
26 degrees awarded

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Computational Biology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$11,016

Median In-State Public

$64,596

Median Out of State Private

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus has the most Computational Biology degree recipients, with 48 degrees awarded in 2024.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Computational Biology.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Biology in the United States.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Computational Biology is from the 2 Digit Course Biology.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Biology are Bachelors Degree, Professional degree, and Masters Degree.

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Computational Biology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Computational Biology majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Computational Biology majors need more than the average amount of Installation, Programming, and Troubleshooting.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Computational Biology majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Installation is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, and Writing are the three most important skills for people in the field.