North Carolina State University MS in Physical Sciences

28 Master's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at North Carolina State University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in physical sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 NC State Cost?

$11,673 Average Tuition and Fees

NC State Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at NC State was $1,468 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $505 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,095	$26,421
Fees	$2,578	$2,578

Does NC State Offer an Online MS in Physical Sciences?

NC State 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 NC State Online Learning page.

NC State Master’s Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

28 Master's Degrees Awarded

32.1% Women

14.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 28 master’s degrees in physical sciences awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 32.1% of the students who received their MS in physical sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 37.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 14.3% of physical sciences master’s degree recipients at NC State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	18
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

MS in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at NC State

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	1
Physics	19
Other Physical Science	8

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.