The University of Texas at Austin MS in Physical Sciences

23 Master's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at The University of Texas at Austin. 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 diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 UT Austin Cost?

$12,028 Average Tuition and Fees

UT Austin Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at UT Austin paid an average of $1,228 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $659 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	$12,028	$22,886

Does UT Austin Offer an Online MS in Physical Sciences?

UT Austin 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 UT Austin Online Learning page.

UT Austin Master’s Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

23 Master's Degrees Awarded

39.1% Women

4.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 23 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 39.1% of the physical sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 37.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 4.3% of the physical sciences master’s degrees at UT Austin in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	15
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MS in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at UT Austin

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics	3
Chemistry	4
Geological & Earth Sciences	12
Physics	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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