by our College Data Analytics TeamEngineering & Applied Physics is a concentration offered under the engineering physics major at California Institute of Technology. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in applied physics, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Caltech paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,570 | $54,570 |
| Fees | $2,079 | $2,079 |
Caltech does not offer an online option for its applied physics doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Caltech Online Learning page.
Women made up around 20.0% of the applied physics students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 18.9%.
Around 6.7% of applied physics doctor’s degree recipients at Caltech in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 11%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 11 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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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