PhD in Degree Program in Biological and Medical Informatics (BMI)

Class Profile

Class Size

13

Average Age

20

Average Work Experience

3 Years

Diversity

Florida:

5%

Others:

26%

Illinois:

4%

New York:

15%

Texas:

10%

California:

40%

Career Outcomes

Median Earnings After Graduation

$89,000 / year

Graduation Rate

91%

Top recruiters

Genentech

Jacobs

AECOM

Stantec

University of California

US Geological Survey

Myriad Genetics

California Academy of Sciences

Fees and Funding

Overall Cost

$36,144 / year

Funding Options

FAQs

• How and when do I register for school?

  

  You will receive information about registration from the Office of the Registrar. All questions regarding the registration process, tuition, and payment deadline should be directed to OAR at (415) 476-8280.

• How will the Student Financial Services Office contact me?

  

  Our office corresponds with you mainly through your UCSF email address. Please make sure to keep your email address updated. We may also contact you by mail. Please check both mail and email regularly to ensure a quick response to any question we may have for you or for reminder notices from the Student Financial Services Office. Fast responses to requests for information may assist us in processing your application more quickly.

• If I take a leave of absence, do I have to begin repayment of my student loans?

  

  A leave of absence (LOA) must be approved by a student’s advisor. Students in satisfactory academic standing taking an LOA for less than one year (four consecutive quarters) can reenter the program in any subsequent quarter. For LOAs lasting more than one year, the Program Director must approve the student’s re-entry to the program. Once you are no longer a registered student, most student loans have a grace period during which loan payments are not due. Federal Unsubsidized Direct Loan and Direct Graduate PLUS will continue to accrue interest during the six month grace period, although no payments will be required. If you re-enroll before using up all of your grace period, you are entitled to the same grace period again upon graduation. Once the entire grace period is used up during a period of non-enrollment or leave of absence, however, you enter repayment immediately upon graduation. You still qualify for a grace period for any new loan(s) borrowed after you re-enroll at UCSF, however, which may give you two different repayment dates!

• I have outstanding educational loans. Can I defer payment now that I am back in school?

  

  You may be able to defer prior educational loan repayment if you are enrolled at least half-time by filing an in-school deferment form with your loan servicer. To do that, you should download the form from your loan servicer’s website, complete your section, and bring it to the Office of the Registrar on or after the first day of school for certification. More information will be provided during the orientation. Our Registrar’s Office also sends student enrollment information to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) quarterly so loan servicers can be notified about your student status.