South Dakota State University PhD in Physical Sciences

4 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at South Dakota State 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, diversity of students, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Doctorate in Physical Sciences from South Dakota State Cost?

$9,285 Average Tuition and Fees

South Dakota State Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at South Dakota State paid an average of $648 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $337 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,083	$15,541
Fees	$1,202	$1,202

Does South Dakota State Offer an Online PhD in Physical Sciences?

South Dakota State does not offer an online option for its physical sciences doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the South Dakota State Online Learning page.

South Dakota State Doctorate Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

4 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

50.0% Women

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 4 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

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in physical sciences in 2019-2020, 50.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34.0%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the physical sciences doctor’s degree recipients at South Dakota State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

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

PhD in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at South Dakota State

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	4

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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