Princeton University MS in Physical Sciences

82 Master's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at Princeton 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, 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 Princeton Cost?

$56,470 Average Tuition and Fees

Princeton Graduate Tuition and Fees

The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$53,890	$53,890
Fees	$2,580	$2,580

Does Princeton Offer an Online MS in Physical Sciences?

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

Princeton Master’s Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

82 Master's Degrees Awarded

24.4% Women

18.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 82 master’s degrees in physical sciences awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 24.4% of the physical sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 37.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 18.3% of physical sciences master’s degree recipients at Princeton in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 19%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	31
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

MS in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at Princeton

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics	15
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	2
Chemistry	27
Geological & Earth Sciences	9
Physics	29

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.