Overview

Key facts

The aim of the Bioinformatics program at Georgia Institute of Technology is to educate and prepare students to reach the forefront of leadership in the fields of bioinformatics and computational biology, and to integrate research and education on the use of information technologies in biology and medicine.

The program includes an interdisciplinary doctoral (PhD) program spanning a variety of academic departments at Georgia Tech and a Professional Science Masters (MS) program that prepares students for careers in Bioinformatics.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Genomics and Applied Bioinformatics
Programming for Bioinformatics
Computational Genomics
Database Systems
Special Topics in Computational Science and Engineering (Machine Learning in Computational Biology)
Statistics Requirement
Experimental Design and Statistical Methods in Biological Sciences
Probability and Statistics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-03 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Atlanta, United States

Disciplines

Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 264 other Masters in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.3

GRE^®

154 _(verbal)

163 _{(quantitative)}

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General requirements

To apply, use the Admissions office online form. Check Bioinformatics as your major.

Most students, and all international students, are admitted for fall; spring semester admissions are considered only for U.S. students.

Applicants may be admitted to the program with four-year undergraduate degrees in science, mathematics, computing or engineering. Applicants with 3-year undergraduate degrees should complete a 2-year MS program to be eligible for graduate admission at Georgia Tech.

n a typical year, applicants are expected to have taken the general GRE and should have a verbal score in the 60% rank or better (verbal score > 154) and a quantitative score in the 70% rank or better (quantitative score > 163). The analytical writing score is expected to be 4.0 or better.

GPAs have ranged between 3.3 and 4.0.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

40436 USD / year

≈ 40436 USD / year
Out-of-State

39294 USD / year

≈ 39294 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

16930 USD / year

≈ 16930 USD / year

Living costs

Atlanta

United States

1213 - 2208 USD / month

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