George Mason University MS in Physical Sciences

17 Master's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at George Mason University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’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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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Physical Sciences from GMU Cost?

$16,098 Average Tuition and Fees

GMU Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at GMU paid an average of $1,559 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $671 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$12,594	$33,906
Fees	$3,504	$3,504

Does GMU Offer an Online MS in Physical Sciences?

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

GMU Master’s Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

17 Master's Degrees Awarded

41.2% Women

41.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 17 master’s degrees in physical sciences handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in physical sciences in 2019-2020, 41.2% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 41.2% of physical sciences master’s degree recipients at GMU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 19%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MS in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at GMU

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	7
Geological & Earth Sciences	1
Physics	9

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.