MS Cancer and Cell Biology at University of Cincinnati

Programme overview

The MS in Cancer & Cell Biology is a thesis-based degree offered full-time and part-time, designed to give substantial research experience and strengthen applications to PhD or MD/PhD programmes.

Faculty: College of Medicine | Department: Cancer Biology | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cincinnati, OH, United States

What you will study

The first-year curriculum transfers directly to the Cancer and Cell Biology PhD programme; prior research experience is helpful but not required.

Career pathways

Opportunities in academia, biotech and pharmaceutical industries and public service.

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Application information

Entry requirements

College of Medicine master's applicants (college-wide): GRE has been waived by many but not all programmes; applicants submit a personal statement on research and career goals, a CV, official transcripts from every undergraduate institution and referees' letters uploaded electronically; international applicants whose native language is not English submit TOEFL scores (Graduate School minimums, some programmes stricter).

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants select an entry term (semester) when applying; not all programmes start every term, and each programme sets its own start terms.

Graduate application fee: $65 domestic and $70 international for most degree programmes; $75 domestic and $80 international for the College of Engineering & Applied Science; $140 for the MS Physiology.

Graduate applications: programmes set their own deadlines and decision schedules. Most programmes use the UC Graduate Admissions Application; Nursing uses NursingCAS, Occupational Therapy OTCAS, Physical Therapy PTCAS, Athletic Training ATCAS, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology CSDCAS, and Public Health SOPHAS.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uc.edu/admissions.html

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