University of Houston PhD in Physical Sciences

50 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at University of Houston. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Doctorate in Physical Sciences from UH Cost?

$9,547 Average Tuition and Fees

UH Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UH was $982 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $474 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	$8,539	$17,681
Fees	$1,008	$1,008

Does UH Offer an Online PhD in Physical Sciences?

Online degrees for the UH physical sciences doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UH Online Learning page.

UH Doctorate Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

50 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

38.0% Women

16.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 50 doctor’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 38.0% of the physical sciences students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34.0%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 16.0% of the physical sciences doctor’s degrees at UH in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 12%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	14
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

PhD in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at UH

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	2
Chemistry	19
Geological & Earth Sciences	18
Physics	11

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.