University of California - San Diego MS in Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences is a program of study at University of California - San Diego. 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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How Much Does a Master’s in Physical Sciences from UCSD Cost?

$13,529 Average Tuition and Fees

UCSD Graduate Tuition and Fees

The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,442	$26,544
Fees	$2,087	$2,087

Does UCSD Offer an Online MS in Physical Sciences?

Online degrees for the UCSD 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 UCSD Online Learning page.

UCSD Master’s Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

118 Master's Degrees Awarded

53.4% Women

32.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 118 master’s degrees in physical sciences handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 53.4% of the physical sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in physical sciences at UCSD in 2019-2020, 32.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 19%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	13
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	53
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

MS in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at UCSD

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	69
Geological & Earth Sciences	43
Physics	6

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*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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