Rice University MS in Physical Sciences

57 Master's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at Rice 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 Rice Cost?

$47,913 Average Tuition and Fees

Rice Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Rice paid an average of $2,380 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$47,306	$47,306
Fees	$607	$607

Does Rice Offer an Online MS in Physical Sciences?

Rice 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 Rice Online Learning page.

Rice Master’s Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

57 Master's Degrees Awarded

36.8% Women

10.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 57 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 36.8% of the physical sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 37.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in physical sciences at Rice in 2019-2020, 10.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	18
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

MS in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at Rice

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	35
Geological & Earth Sciences	9
Physics	13

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.