Overview

Our department’s supportive faculty maintain nationally and internationally recognized biology research programs that brings meaningful scientific discoveries into the graduate classroom.

In our collaborative program, students are in frequent contact with faculty. Our weekly seminar series also offers students the opportunity to meet and learn from professionals from outside the PSU environment. Research facilities such as greenhouses, natural history collections (botanical, and both invertebrate and vertebrate), and the Center for Life in Extreme Environments serve as cresources for much graduate research.

Careers

A graduate degree in Biology from Portland State University offers a solid foundation in the sciences that can provide an avenue to careers in medicine or to a profession as a scientist. Many of our graduates also pursue careers in wildlife management or conservation.

Programme Structure

Our research interests in Biology span:

ecology and evolution
molecular biology
microbiology
organismal physiology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

81 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Portland, United States

Disciplines

Biology View 351 other PhDs in Biology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

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Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
Minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or the equivalent (on the U.S. 4.0 scale) from the degree granting institution(s).
Copies of transcripts from all colleges and/or universities attended (except PSU), including junior colleges and community colleges
Application fee & processing fee
Recommendation for admission from the appropriate graduate program's department
Satisfactory scores on the general Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
Two letters of evaluation from persons qualified to assess the applicant’s promise as a graduate student.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

8933 USD / year

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Out-of-State

8933 USD / year

≈ 8933 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

6051 USD / year

≈ 6051 USD / year

Living costs

Portland

United States

1271 - 2262 USD / month

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