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University of Georgia PhD in Physics

8 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is General Physics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Physics is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at University of Georgia. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in physics, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Physics from UGA Cost?

$11,168 Average Tuition and Fees

UGA Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UGA was $1,050 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $370 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $8,878 $25,186
Fees $2,290 $2,290

Does UGA Offer an Online PhD in Physics?

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

UGA Doctorate Student Diversity for Physics

8 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
25.0% Women
37.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 8 students received their doctor’s degree in physics. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 25.0% of the physics students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 37.5% of physics doctor’s degree recipients at UGA in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 11%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 1
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

PhD in Physics Focus Areas at UGA

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Physics 8

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to physics.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 25
Geological & Earth Sciences 3

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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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