University of Iowa MS in Physical Sciences

17 Master's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at University of Iowa. 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 if the program is offered online, ethnicity 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 Iowa Cost?

$11,666 Average Tuition and Fees

Iowa Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Iowa paid an average of $1,700 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $648 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$10,079	$26,026
Fees	$1,587	$1,587

Does Iowa Offer an Online MS in Physical Sciences?

Iowa 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 Iowa Online Learning page.

Iowa Master’s Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

17 Master's Degrees Awarded

47.1% Women

11.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 17 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 47.1% 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

Around 11.8% of physical sciences master’s degree recipients at Iowa in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.

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	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

MS in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at Iowa

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics	2
Chemistry	10
Geological & Earth Sciences	3
Physics	2

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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