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Pennsylvania State University - World Campus MS in Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences is a program of study at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in physical sciences, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State World Campus MS in Physical Sciences

#162 in the U.S
#10 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students find the right school for them, College Factual has created its Best Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools ranking, which is updated yearly. To determine the school's rank, we look at objective measures, such as post-graduation earnings, student and faculty diversity, and accumulated student debt.

On the 2021 list, Penn State World Campus was ranked #162 out of 782 schools in the country for this major at the master's level. It is also ranked #10 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Master’s in Physical Sciences from Penn State World Campus Cost?

$22,186 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State World Campus Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time graduate students at Penn State World Campus 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 $21,682 $21,682
Fees $504 $504

Does Penn State World Campus Offer an Online MS in Physical Sciences?

Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the physical sciences master’s degree program at Penn State World Campus. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State World Campus Online Learning page.

Penn State World Campus Master’s Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

28 Master's Degrees Awarded
17.9% Women
14.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 28 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

About 17.9% of the students who received their MS in physical sciences in 2018-2019 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 38.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in physical sciences at Penn State World Campus in 2018-2019, 14.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 18%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 22
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

MS in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at Penn State World Campus

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Geological & Earth Sciences 7
Physics 21

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.

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