Harvard University PhD in Physical Sciences

71 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at Harvard 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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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
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How Much Does a Doctorate in Physical Sciences from Harvard Cost?

$50,654 Average Tuition and Fees

Harvard Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Harvard paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$49,448	$49,448
Fees	$1,206	$1,206

Does Harvard Offer an Online PhD in Physical Sciences?

Online degrees for the Harvard physical sciences doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Harvard Online Learning page.

Harvard Doctorate Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

71 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

38.0% Women

23.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 71 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

Women made up around 38.0% of the physical sciences students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34.0%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 23.9% of physical sciences doctor’s degree recipients at Harvard in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 12%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	30
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

PhD in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at Harvard

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics	16
Chemistry	18
Physics	37

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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