Overview

Key Facts and Outcomes

Our mission is to provide students who have background in life sciences skills to prepare for careers in bioinformatics.

The study of Biology is undergoing a revolution driven by new technologies that enable scientists to generate extensive amounts of data. For example, the costs of sequencing nucleic acids have dropped dramatically, resulting in unprecedented amounts of genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic data.

Advances in imaging extend from the nano to the macro scale to probe function and generate enormous amounts of data that describe behaviours of cells from subcellular to organ-levels. The new datasets cut across all subdisciplines in biology and enable scientists to ask questions in new ways to reveal the fundamental rules of life.

The Quantitative Biology and Bioinformatics program is offered by Carnegie Mellon University.

Programme Structure

Courses Include:

Statistical Computing for Biological Sciences

Data Analysis for Biological Sciences

Professional Skills

Evolutionary Bioinformatics

Practical Computing for Biological Sciences

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 6 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-29 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-03-18 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

Credits

114 alternative credits

Carnegie Mellon has adopted the method of assigning a number of “units” for each course to represent the quantity of work required of students.

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Biology Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 879 other Masters in Biology in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Other requirements

General requirements

There is a $50 application fee for all applicants.

For all applicants: the MS in Quantitative Biology and Bioinformatics program prefers unofficial copies of transcripts for application purposes, we will collect official transcripts from you if you are admitted and decide to come (required before you can start).

The admissions committee will not review an application without transcripts in English.

An official report of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test and subject test are not required, but will be reviewed if submitted with your application.

Tuition Fee

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International

48770 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 48770 USD per year during 6 months.
National

48770 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 48770 USD per year during 6 months.
In-State

48770 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 48770 USD per year during 6 months.

Living costs for Pittsburgh

1148 - 1944 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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