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Brown University PhD in Physical Sciences

37 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at Brown University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in physical sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Physical Sciences from Brown Cost?

$60,363 Average Tuition and Fees

Brown Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Brown was $1,851 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$59,254$59,254
Fees$1,109$1,109

Does Brown Offer an Online PhD in Physical Sciences?

Brown does not offer an online option for its physical sciences doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Brown Online Learning page.

Brown Doctorate Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

37 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
43.2% Women
5.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 37 students received their doctor’s degree in physical sciences. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in physical sciences in 2019-2020, 43.2% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 5.4% of the physical sciences doctor’s degrees at Brown in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 12%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White13
International Students21
Other Races/Ethnicities1

PhD in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at Brown

Physical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Chemistry15
Geological & Earth Sciences11
Physics11

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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