The University of Montana PhD in Physical Sciences

3 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at The University of Montana. 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 UM Cost?

$7,040 Average Tuition and Fees

UM Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UM was $1,160 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $262 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	$5,076	$21,224
Fees	$1,964	$2,018

Does UM Offer an Online PhD in Physical Sciences?

UM 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 UM Online Learning page.

UM Doctorate Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

3 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

100.0% Women

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 3 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, all of them were women.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the physical sciences doctor’s degree recipients at UM 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	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

PhD in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at UM

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	1
Geological & Earth Sciences	1
Materials Sciences	1

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.